Antiquities of the Jews 10.224

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Literature: prose
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Antiquities of the Jews 10.224
Quotation
αὐτὸς δ᾽ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου λαφύρων τό τε τοῦ Βήλου ἱερὸν καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ κοσμήσας φιλοτίμως τήν τε ὑπάρχουσαν ἐξ ἀρχῆς πόλιν καὶ ἕτερα καταχαρισάμενος καὶ ἀναγκάσας πρὸς τὸ μηκέτι δύνασθαι τοὺς πολιορκοῦντας τὸν ποταμὸν ἀναστρέψαντας ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν κατασκευάζειν περιεβάλετο τρεῖς μὲν τῆς ἔνδον πόλεως περιβόλους, τρεῖς δ᾽ ἔξω τούτων δὲ τῆς ὀπτῆς πλίνθου. ’
Part of Speech
Participle (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
Temple of Belus and other temples
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Military: spoils
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Painting: Panel Paintings
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals
Medium/a Ornamenting
Spoils of war, unspecified; might include: sculpture, painting, precious metals
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Nebuchadnezzar
Item Identifier
A00880
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Derived directly from text