On the Judaean War 1.411

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Literature: prose
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On the Judaean War 1.411
Quotation
Καθάπαν δ’ ἔχων ἀντιπράσσοντα τὸν τόπον ἐφιλονείκησεν πρὸς τὴν δυσχέρειαν, ὡς τὴν μὲν ὀχυρότητα τῆς δομήσεως δυσάλωτον εἶναι τῇ θαλάσσῃ, τὸ δὲ κάλλος ὡς ἐπὶ μηδενὶ δυσκόλῳ κεκοσμῆσθαι
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Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building
Object/ Person Ornamented
The buildings of Caesarea Marittima
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Architectural Element
Visual Work: Material: Stone
Medium/a Ornamenting
Stone walls, massive towers, and strong foundations in blocks of stone
Notes
Further details come in a later section, 1.412-413
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A00932
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