Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments
Excerpt: ...and then meets a flight of steps, which lead into a broad passage, ending in another flight of steps and a vaulted chamber. Niches for lamps were found here at intervals, intended to light the persons who went to draw the water by means of a bucket. As lamps of the Roman period were discovered in the chamber, the tunnel must have been known and used up to the time of the capture of Jerusalem by Titus, and it is probably not older than the reign of Herod. In any case, the comparative excellence of its workmanship goes to show that it was made at a later date than the tunnel of Siloam. pg 091 Whatever doubts, however, may still hang…
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- ISBN: 978-1-153-65352-7
- EAN: 9781153653527
- Produktnummer: 14786793
- Verlag: Books LLC, Reference Series
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.9 cm x D0.3 cm 115 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 115
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