Hist. et. Astrol. Fragment 14b line 38

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Reference
Hist. et. Astrol. Fragment 14b line 38
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: Infrastructure
Object/ Person Ornamented
Gates of Babylon
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Material: Wood
Visual Work: Carving
Visual Work: Inlay
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified - possibly wood, carvings, inlays, etc
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Nebuchadnezzar
Notes
Preserved in Josephus 2.19.224, 225
Item Identifier
A02336
Determination
Interpreted from context