The City of Jerusalem
The City of Jerusalem
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- When opened, it was found to be filled to the roof with bones, and when these were cleared away by Herr K. Schick, two Latin patriarch's crosses, in red paint, were found on the east wall of the inner chamber. These could not have been painted before the twelfth century, since the Greek cross is always found alone earlier in Palestine.
East of the tomb there are marks of vaults supported against the rock. It is well known that the Hospice of the Templars^ was here built, for pilgrims visiting... Jerusalem, not earlier than the end of the twelfth century, and it was called the Asnerie, or " place for asses, " because the asses used by the travellers were here stabled. The remains of mangers were still visible in 1881, at the south-west corner of this build- ing, in the flat ground below the clifif to the south. The hospice thus appears to have been about 200 feet square, and the tomb in all probability was con- nected with it, as a sepulchre for pilgrims or for Templars. The immense accumulation of corpses, here hurriedly buried, may have been due to the Kharezmian massacre in 1244 a.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
- When opened, it was found to be filled to the roof with bones, and when these were cleared away by Herr K. Schick, two Latin patriarch's crosses, in red paint, were found on the east wall of the inner chamber. These could not have been painted before the twelfth century, since the Greek cross is always found alone earlier in Palestine.
East of the tomb there are marks of vaults supported against the rock. It is well known that the Hospice of the Templars^ was here built, for pilgrims visiting... Jerusalem, not earlier than the end of the twelfth century, and it was called the Asnerie, or " place for asses, " because the asses used by the travellers were here stabled. The remains of mangers were still visible in 1881, at the south-west corner of this build- ing, in the flat ground below the clifif to the south. The hospice thus appears to have been about 200 feet square, and the tomb in all probability was con- nected with it, as a sepulchre for pilgrims or for Templars. The immense accumulation of corpses, here hurriedly buried, may have been due to the Kharezmian massacre in 1244 a.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Conder, C. R. (Claude Reignier), 1848-1910 to read onlineMoreLess
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