 | Flavius Josephus - 1809 - 658 pages
...great advantage, as to the place where they were (¡mated, it was alfo built very (Irong ; becaufe David, and Solomon, and . the following kings were...north, at the tower called Hippicus, and extended a« far as the Xijlus, a place io called, and then joining to the council. houle, ended at the weit... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1814 - 486 pages
...which it was built, and which was above them. But besides that great advantage, as to the place where they were situated, it was also built very strong;...this work. Now that wall began on the north, at the tdwer called Hippicus, and extended as far as the Xistus, a place so called, and then joining to the... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1824 - 596 pages
...and which was above them. But besides that great advantage, as to the place where they were situate, it was also built very strong : because David and...tower called Hippicus, and extended as far as the Xistns, a place so called ; and then joining to the council-house, ended at the west cloister of the... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1824 - 356 pages
...which it was built, and which was above them. But besides that great advantage, as to the place where they were situated, it was also built very strong...following kings, were very zealous about this work. Notv that wall began on the north, at^he tower called Hippicus. and extended as far as the Xistus,... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1825 - 610 pages
...was above 1пеш. But besides that great advantage, as to the place where they were situated, iua also built very strong ; because David and Solomon, and the following kings, »ere very zealous about this work. Now that wall began on the north, at the to«ei culled ////j/i/ciiv.... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1827 - 542 pages
...such parts as were not encompassed with impassible Millies, where there was only one wall. The first wall began, on the north, at the tower called Hippicus, and extended as far as the Xisthus, and then joining to the council-house terminated at the west cloister of the temple. But going... | |
 | Grierson - 1830 - 318 pages
...taken, both on account of the valleys, and of the hill on which it was built overlooking them. This wall began on the north, at the tower called Hippicus, and extended as far as the Xistus ; then joining to the counsel-house, ended at the west cloister of the temple. But reaching westward,... | |
 | 1837 - 852 pages
...and which was above them. But besides that great advantage, as to the plai where they were situate, ht Bover vei jealous about this work." After some further account of the walls, which has no immediate connection... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - 646 pages
...which it was built, and which was above them. But besides that great advantage as to the place where they were situated, it was also built very strong,...following kings, were very zealous about this work." After a more minute account of the walls, he adds, that " the city in its ultimate extension included... | |
 | 1840 - 408 pages
...and which was above them. But besides that great advantage, as to the place where they were situate, it was also built very strong : because David, and...following kings, were very zealous about this work." It was customary with the ancients to surround the town, or fortress, with a deep ditch ; and the advantage... | |
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Now, of these three walls, the old one was hard to be taken, both by reason of the valleys, and of that hill on which it was built, and which was above them. But besides that great advantage, as to the place where they were situated, it was also built... 
