Antiquities of the Jews 15.396

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Literature: prose
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Antiquities of the Jews 15.396
Quotation
περιελάμβανεν δὲ καὶ στοαῖς μεγίσταις τὸν ναὸν ἅπαντα πρὸς τὴν ἀναλογίαν ἐπιτηδεύων καὶ τὰς δαπάνας τῶν πρὶν ὑπερβαλλόμενος, ὡς οὐκ ἄλλος τις δοκεῖ ἐπικεκοσμηκέναι τὸν ναόν. ἄμφω δ’ ἦσαν μετὰ τοῦ τείχους, αὐτὸ δὲ τὸ τεῖχος ἔργον μέγιστον ἀνθρώποις ἀκουσθῆναι.
Part of Speech
Verb (compound) (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
Temple in Jerusalem
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Architectural Element
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Medium/a Ornamenting
Cloisters and other ornaments added to them, probably sculpture
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Herod
Item Identifier
A00910
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