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Though the tomb of Aeacus remained in a shrine enclosure in the most conspicuous part of the port city, a quadrangular enclosure of white marble sculpted with bas-reliefs, in the form in which Pausanias saw it, with the tumulus of Phocus nearby, there was no temenos of Peleus at Aegina.
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Though and tomb
Though an egg appears to be like the stone of a tomb, a bird hatches from it with life ; similarly, the Easter egg, for Christians, is a reminder that Jesus rose from the grave, and that those who believe will also experience eternal life.
Though his tomb is still there, his body was lost centuries later.
Though he was originally buried in an above ground tomb in Brooklyn's South Cemetery, his remains had to be moved due to excessive visitors.
Though Palenque had been examined by archaeologists before, the secret to opening his tomb — closed off by a stone slab with stone plugs in the holes, which had until then escaped the attention of archaeologists — was discovered by Mexican archaeologist Alberto Ruz Lhuillier in 1948.
Though generally known as dolmens, the correct term accepted by archaeologists is portal tomb.
Though he died young and was not considered significant in his own time, the 1922 discovery of his KV62 intact tomb by Howard Carter, made him relevant as a symbol of ancient Egypt in the modern world.
Though the monks were displaced by the canons of the bishop of Trier between 859 and 971, and although Willibrord's buildings burned down in 1017, the Romanesque basilica, with its symmetrical towers, to this day houses Willibrord's tomb in its crypt.
Though there is no firm evidence identifying the tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek historians tell that Alexander III of Macedon believed it was.
Though the city itself is now in ruins, the burial place of Cyrus the Great has remained largely intact ; and the tomb has been partially restored to counter its natural deterioration over the years.
Though Vincent's tomb in Valencia became the earliest center of his cult, he was also honoured at his birthplace and his reputation spread from Saragossa.
Though Peter arrived second, he enters the tomb first.
Though a Lodi era structure Kale Khan ka Gumad is also situated at Kotla Mubarakpur Complex in South Delhi, the tomb is dated to 1481 AD as per an inscription on the Mihrab inside the tomb, this Kale Khan was a courtier in the Lodi period during the reign of Bahlol Lodi
Though his tomb lies in a place 3 km north of Ram Nagar, near Amethi, where he died in 1542, today a " Jaisi Smarak " ( Jaisi Memorial ) can be found in the city of Jais.
Though and remained
Though Nobel remained unmarried, his biographers note that he had at least three loves.
Though Gondwana was still intact in the beginning of the Cretaceous, it broke up as South America, Antarctica and Australia rifted away from Africa ( though India and Madagascar remained attached to each other ); thus, the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans were newly formed.
Though there remained a nominal Zhou king until 256 BC, he was largely a figurehead and held little real power.
Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off, Ken has remained the constant link throughout the entire series of Coronation Street.
Though devastated by the loss, at fifty-five years of age, Beaux remained highly productive.
Though Alexander and his successor, John XXIII, gained widespread support, especially at the cost of the Avignon pope, the schism remained, now involving not two but three claimants: Gregory XII at Rome, Benedict XIII at Avignon and John XXIII.
Though he remained firmly neutral, each side accused him of siding with the other, perhaps because of his neutrality.
Though their influence declined, the clan remained close advisors to the succeeding Emperors.
Though most banks were sold to foreign investors, the largest bank, National Savings Bank ( OTP ), remained Hungarian-owned.
Though it remained popular with mass audiences, late 17th-century Restoration critics saw Hamlet as primitive and disapproved of its lack of unity and decorum.
Though Davis remained in bed, he was stable for the next two weeks, but took a turn for the worse in early December.
Though many delegates emerged in the East subservient to Justinian, many, especially the Monophysites, remained unsatisfied ; all the more bitter for him because during his last years he took an even greater interest in theological matters.
Though Berry only made a partial recovery, he remained a high-profile example for patients with traumatic brain injury.
Though his name was then a household word ( as was " existentialism " during the tumultuous 1960s ), Sartre remained a simple man with few possessions, actively committed to causes until the end of his life, such as the May 1968 strikes in Paris during the summer of 1968 during which he was arrested for civil disobedience.
Though the British rewarded John Harrison for his marine chronometer in 1773, chronometers remained very expensive and the lunar distance method continued to be used for decades.
Though the stratification of food services in Beijing was no longer effected by imperial laws, the structure more or less remained despite continuous weakening due to the financial background of the local clientele.
Though the duchy's territory officially became an integral part of the Netherlands by the 1867 Treaty of London, the text passage remained unchanged when the Deutschlandlied was declared the national anthem of the Weimar Republic in 1922.
Though cognitive scholars have made some attempts to take on board the idea that different languages have evolved radically different concepts and conceptual metaphors, they have on the whole remained tied up in the somewhat reductive concept of worldview which derives from the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Though this regulation was replaced by a constitution () in 1936, the changes to the government structure remained superficial, and Curaçao continued to be ruled as a colony.
Though Breton admired Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp and courted them to join the movement, they remained peripheral.
Though not as dynamic as the previous year, Dallas ' offense remained incredibly efficient.
Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholics, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the Counter-Reformation.
Though Kamakura Bakufu took over the police force and ruled Eastern Japan, the authority of Emperor and retired Emperors remained.
Though he had remained in seclusion himself, Cyprian now censured all laxity toward the lapsed, refused absolution to them except in case of mortal sickness, and desired to postpone the question of their re-admission to the Church to quieter times.
Though and shrine
Though the actual shrine is hidden behind a large fence, pilgrims can approach the gate to offer their prayers.
Though many bones have been found at the site of the 2nd-century shrine, as the result of two campaigns of archaeological excavation, Pope Pius XII stated in December 1950 that none could be confirmed to be Saint Peter's with absolute certainty.
" Though assigned protection, the protective unit could not follow him into the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf on 10 April 2003.
Though the Hall's renown has itself faded, its architecture remains, and the hall stands as a shrine not just to great men, but to Roman ideals of fame favored at the beginning of the 20th century.
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