On the Judaean War 2.321

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
On the Judaean War 2.321
Quotation
Ἔνθα δὴ πᾶς μὲν ἱερεὺς πᾶς δ’ ὑπηρέτης τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ ἅγια σκεύη προκομίσαντες καὶ τὸν κόσμον, ἐν ᾧ λειτουργεῖν ἔθος ἦν αὐτοῖς, ἀναλαβόντες κιθαρισταί τε καὶ ὑμνῳδοὶ μετὰ τῶν ὀργάνων προσέπιπτον καὶ κατηντιβόλουν φυλάξαι τὸν ἱερὸν κόσμον αὐτοῖς καὶ μὴ πρὸς ἁρπαγὴν τῶν θείων κειμηλίων Ῥωμαίους ἐρεθίσαι.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Person
Location: City
Cultic: Building: Temple
Architecture: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
The high priests
Jerusalem and the Temple
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Cultic: Object: Ritual Objects
Visual Work: Clothing
Medium/a Ornamenting
The temple - generally "holy ornaments"
the high priests - garments
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The high-priests dressing themselves
nothing expressed for ornaments
Item Identifier
A00939
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