The Jordan Valley And Petra V.1
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We know of martyrs in nearly all the cities of the Decapolis, and also that they faced the lions as bravely here as they did in the Colosseum at Rome.
Now the most interesting fact, from a historical and archaeological point of view, concerning the cities of the Decapolis is that when they went down before the whirlwind of Mohammedan conquest in the seventh century, the invaders seem to have exterminated the inhabitants and swept northward and westward, leaving the wonderful and beautiful citie...s tenantless but undestroyed. The Arabs of the desert followed with their flocks and herds, and beine dwellers in tents, left the cities to crumble through the lapse of time. Now and then an earthquake has hastened the overthrow of temple and colonnade and forum, but we have in many of the cities the most perfect illustration of a Grecian city that the modern world can ever hope to see.
The ruins lie as they were left, a thousand or even twelve hundred years ago. This is the charm, this is the enchantment which has been alluring trav- ellers for a hundred years, in spite of all the dangers from Bedawin tribes, and the still more jealous occupants of these ancient cities.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We know of martyrs in nearly all the cities of the Decapolis, and also that they faced the lions as bravely here as they did in the Colosseum at Rome.
Now the most interesting fact, from a historical and archaeological point of view, concerning the cities of the Decapolis is that when they went down before the whirlwind of Mohammedan conquest in the seventh century, the invaders seem to have exterminated the inhabitants and swept northward and westward, leaving the wonderful and beautiful citie...s tenantless but undestroyed. The Arabs of the desert followed with their flocks and herds, and beine dwellers in tents, left the cities to crumble through the lapse of time. Now and then an earthquake has hastened the overthrow of temple and colonnade and forum, but we have in many of the cities the most perfect illustration of a Grecian city that the modern world can ever hope to see.
The ruins lie as they were left, a thousand or even twelve hundred years ago. This is the charm, this is the enchantment which has been alluring trav- ellers for a hundred years, in spite of all the dangers from Bedawin tribes, and the still more jealous occupants of these ancient cities.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Libbey, William, 1855- to read onlineMoreLess
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