Against Apion 1.140

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Against Apion 1.140
Quotation
καὶ τειχίσας ἀξιολόγως τὴν πόλιν καὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας κοσμήσας ἱεροπρεπῶς προσκατεσκεύασεν τοῖς πατρικοῖς βασιλείοις ἕτερα βασίλεια ἐχόμενα ἐκείνων, [ὑπὲρ] ὧν ἀνάστημα καὶ τὴν λοιπὴν πολυτέλειαν μακρὸν ἴσως ἔσται ἐάν τις ἐξηγῆται, πλὴν ὄντα γε ὑπερβολὴν ὡς μεγάλα καὶ ὑπερήφανα συνετελέσθη ἡμέραις δεκαπέντε.
Part of Speech
Participle (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Architectural Element
Object/ Person Ornamented
Gates of Babylon
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Metalwork
Visual Work: Engraving
Visual Work: Inlay
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified but could involve engraving, inlay, and general metalworking
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Nebuchadnezzar
Item Identifier
A01048
Determination
Interpreted from context