Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pages |
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Page 49
... destroy the walls of Tyrus and break down her towers . It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea ... thou shalt be built no more . The princes of the sea shall say , How wast thou destroyed that wast ...
... destroy the walls of Tyrus and break down her towers . It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea ... thou shalt be built no more . The princes of the sea shall say , How wast thou destroyed that wast ...
Page 64
... destroyed and plundered and rebuilt by succes- sive races down the ages , the ruins of Caesarea are an epitome of ... destroyed by King Baldwin . In 1265 an Arab geographer described it as " of old a fine city , the very mother of cities ...
... destroyed and plundered and rebuilt by succes- sive races down the ages , the ruins of Caesarea are an epitome of ... destroyed by King Baldwin . In 1265 an Arab geographer described it as " of old a fine city , the very mother of cities ...
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... destroyed by the Romans in 1191 , there remains on the high grass - grown citadel only the ancient theatre , built into the hillside . The city site was excavated and explored for sculptures over a century ago , covered up again and ...
... destroyed by the Romans in 1191 , there remains on the high grass - grown citadel only the ancient theatre , built into the hillside . The city site was excavated and explored for sculptures over a century ago , covered up again and ...
Contents
THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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