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under Theseus joined the Lapithse (a people of room xv. 
Thessaly) in this contest. In some of these sculp- 
tures the Centaurs are victorious, in others the 
Athenians have the advantage, while in others 
again the victory seems doubtful with respect to 
either of the combatants. These magnificent spe¬ 
cimens of ancient art are executed with great 
spirit, in alto-relievo ; they were seen at a height 
of nearly forty-four feet from the ground. 
No. 15—62. The exterior frieze of the Celia 
of the Parthenon, which embellished the upper 
part of the walls, within the colonnade, at the 
height of the frieze of the Pronaos, and which 
was continued in an uninterrupted series of sculp¬ 
ture entirely round the temple. It is in very low 
relief. The subject represents the sacred pro¬ 
cession which took place at the great Panathenaea, 
a festival which was celebrated every fifth year at 
Athens, in honour of Minerva, the patroness of 
the city. The bas-reliefs which compose this frieze 
are arranged as nearly as it could be ascertained, 
and was compatible with the construction of the 
present room, in the same order as they were 
originally placed in the Parthenon. Those on 
the principal front of the temple, namely the 
east, are placed first, then follow those of the 
north, and lastly those of the west and south : 
they are arranged, in short, in the same manner 
in which they would be seen by the spectator wh'o 
approached the temple by the east, and walked 
roWnd it by the north, west, and south. 
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