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Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is
supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King
David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus , built by Herod .
Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is
supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King
David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus , built by Herod .
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Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is
supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King
David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus , built by Herod .
Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is
supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King
David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus , built by Herod .
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Through the débris the cyclopean walls supporting the Temple have been traced
to a depth varying from sixty to ninety feet , and the wall itself has been shown to
have reached at this point to a height of from one hundred and seventy to one ...
Through the débris the cyclopean walls supporting the Temple have been traced
to a depth varying from sixty to ninety feet , and the wall itself has been shown to
have reached at this point to a height of from one hundred and seventy to one ...
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... who saw them on the spot , to be Phænician letters . Even though the other
portions of the wall , which here and elsewhere attains from the base ( through
the rubbish ) the full height of one hundred and fifty feet assigned to it by
Josephus ...
... who saw them on the spot , to be Phænician letters . Even though the other
portions of the wall , which here and elsewhere attains from the base ( through
the rubbish ) the full height of one hundred and fifty feet assigned to it by
Josephus ...
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This wall , not many years sine laid barz , i era IT wety feet in height , having
conjoined with it a great tower of drafted stout . It is something to be at let the
mighty front of the Temple roek , as the Twelve saw it when ther marveid at ise
great ...
This wall , not many years sine laid barz , i era IT wety feet in height , having
conjoined with it a great tower of drafted stout . It is something to be at let the
mighty front of the Temple roek , as the Twelve saw it when ther marveid at ise
great ...
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| Title | Cities of the world, Volume 3 Cities of the world, Edwin Hodder |
| Author | Edwin Hodder |
| Published | 1881 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2006 |
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