 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 904 pages
...time, but was at length taken captive, and ltd in triumph through the streets of Rome. Soon afterward the inhabitants massacred the soldiers who had been...inhabitants then consisted of about forty families, living in mud cottages, erected within the spacious court of a once magnificent temple. Palmyra is 100 miles... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1827 - 756 pages
...left in garrison ; which outrage occasioned the return of Aurelius, who destroyed the inhabitants, and gave the pillage of the city to the soldiers. The stupendous ruins of this city are in the midst of a sandy desert, bounded on three nides by high mountains. They were visited, in... | |
 | George Landmann - 1836 - 872 pages
...left in garrison ; which outrage occasioned the return of Aurelius, who destroyed the inhabitants, and gave the pillage of the city to the soldiers. The stupendous ruins are in the midst of * sandy desert, bounded on three sides by high mountains. They were visited, in... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1841 - 586 pages
...built by Solomon. Zenobia, the. queen of Palmyra, resisted the Roman power in the time of Aurelian, who having made himself master of the place, caused...were visited, in 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them in 1753. Mr. Bruce, on ascending a neighbouring mount, was struck with the most... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - 1851 - 700 pages
...built by Solomon. Zenobia, the queen of Palmyra, resisted the Roman power in the time of Aurelian, who, having made himself master of the place, caused...were visited, in 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them in 1753. Mr. Bruce, on ascending a neighbouring mount, was struck with the most... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - 1851 - 752 pages
...built by Solomon. Zenobia, the queen of Palmyra, resisted the Roman power in the time of Aurelian, who having made himself master of the place, caused...gave the pillage of the city to the soldiers. The stupenduous ruins of this city were visited, in 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - 1853 - 776 pages
...built by Solomon. Zenobia, the queen of Palmyra, resisted the Roman power in the time of Aurelian, who having made himself master of the place, caused...gave the pillage of the city to the soldiers. The stupendnous ruins of this city were visited, in 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - 1853 - 738 pages
...who, having made himself master of thcplace, caused all the inhabitants to be destroyed, and sr.'V the pillage of the city to the soldiers. The stupendous ruins of this city were vUu- :. in 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them in 1753. Mr. Dawkin> :ilvisited Palmyra,... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1857 - 764 pages
...power in the time of Aurelian, who, having made himself master of the place, caused all the inhabitante to be destroyed, and gave the pillage of the city...were visited, in 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them ill 1753. Mr. Dawkius also visited Palmyra, and Mr. Bruce, who, on ascending a neighbouring... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1857 - 764 pages
...Aurelian, who, hnviug made himself master of the place, caused all the inhabitant* to be destroyed, nud gave the pillage of the city to the soldiers. The stupendous ruins of this city were visited, iu 1751, by Mr. Wood, who published an account of them iu 1753. Mr. Dawkins also visited Palmyra, and... | |
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U supposed to have been the Tadmor in the wilderness built by Solomon. Zenobia, the. queen of Palmyra, resisted the Roman power in the time of Aurelian, who having made himself master of the place, caused all the inhabitants to be destroyed, and gave... 