Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 520
07 J. We h;iv(« Vyc\\(^ of Antiochseated on a rock. She wears the tunvtcd crown .umI xcil. At her feet isthe Orontes swimmiiit^- [as in 805]. This is .iiKithcr ivii(lcriii(r (^f the cflc-bratod statue rnoTiivetl above. The lentfthy inscription is in (ircck, ;ilthoni;hissued by Latin coiKjuerors.… … Damascus—Remains ok a Classic Bcildino Damascus is a most ancient city but seems to have been eclipsed hyAntioch in the Seleucid period, though many coins of that dynasty were struckthere. Its splendid rivers make it still a populous and a prosperous place andthere are ruins of classic times which…
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