This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ...and as he walked through the magnificent streets of the Upper City, and gazed upon the solid walls, and massive towers, with which it was defended, and noticed the enormous magnitude of the stones, and the strength of the masonry, --he is said to have been lost in admiration. "Of a surety," said he, "God has ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ...and as he walked through the magnificent streets of the Upper City, and gazed upon the solid walls, and massive towers, with which it was defended, and noticed the enormous magnitude of the stones, and the strength of the masonry, --he is said to have been lost in admiration. "Of a surety," said he, "God has been our assistant in this siege; none but God has ejected the Jews from these fortifications; for of what avail could all the strength of man, or of machines have been, in overthrowing such towers as these!" And when the city was demolished, three of these towers were left standing, to "tell to generations following," what a city that was that he had besieged and taken. The army was now glutted and wearied with slaughter; and yet there remained a vast multitude of wretched creatures, of whom it was difficult to dispose. Of these, however, the aged and infirm were ordered to be slain, as well as all those who had been taken in arms: the rest were driven, a hapless throng, within the bare and blackened walls of the Temple courts, where one Fronto was deputed to adjudicate upon their fate. All who were accused by one another of having been factious were slain; the tallest and most beautiful young men were reserved to grace the triumph of the conqueror; an immense number were distributed into the provinces, to be destroyed in the theatres and public shows, by sword-combats or by wild beasts; all who were under seventeen years old were sold for slaves; and all above that age were chained and sent to work in the Egyptian mines. To enhance the misery of their condition, it is recorded that during the few days that this adjudication was proceeding, there died of the number no less than eleven thousand from want of food! The Jews who perished in this...
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