Antiquities of the Jews 14.173

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Literature: prose
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Antiquities of the Jews 14.173
Quotation
ὁ δὲ βέλτιστος Ἡρώδης φόνου δίκην φεύγων καὶ ἐπ’ αἰτίᾳ τοιαύτῃ κεκλημένος ἕστηκε τὴν πορφύραν περικείμενος καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν κεκοσμημένος τῇ συνθέσει τῆς κόμης καὶ περὶ αὐτὸν ἔχων ὁπλίτας, ἵνα ἂν κατακρίνωμεν αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὸν νόμον, κτείνῃ μὲν ἡμᾶς, αὐτὸν δὲ σώσῃ βιασάμενος τὸ δίκαιον.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Herod
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Dye
Medium/a Ornamenting
Finely cut and arranged hair, and purple garments
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A00895
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