Excavations Near Temple Mount Reveal Splendors of Herodian Jerusalem

Of Jerusalem’s beauty during the Herodian period, the Talmuda tells us: "Whoever has not seen Jerusalem in its splendor has never seen a lovely city.1 Lest this seem a parochial judgment, we have the confirming view of the famous Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, who referred to Jerusalem as "...

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Main Author: Māzār, Binyāmîn 1906-1995 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Biblical Archaeology Society 1980
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1980, Volume: 6, Issue: 4
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Summary:Of Jerusalem’s beauty during the Herodian period, the Talmuda tells us: "Whoever has not seen Jerusalem in its splendor has never seen a lovely city.1 Lest this seem a parochial judgment, we have the confirming view of the famous Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, who referred to Jerusalem as "by far the most […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review