[B-Greek] Antiq., xv.410

Tory Thorpe torythrp at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 11 17:05:52 EST 2007


Antiq., xv.410    hH MEV EIS TA BASILEIA TEIVOUSA  THS
EN MESW FARAGGOS EIS DIODON APEILHMMENHS...  hH LOIPH
D' EIS THN ALLHN POLIN BAQMISIN POLLAIS KATW TE EIS
THN FARAGGA DIEILHMMENH KAI APO TAUTHS ANO PALIN EPI
PROSBASIN...

This description of the first and fourth passages from
the gates in the western wall, in the latter case a
monumental stairway, would appear to be pretty
straightforward. The steps leading away from the
fourth gate reached all the way to the other [upper]
city. The clause introduced by the dative BAQMISIN
tells us the passage first led downward into the
depths of the valley and then upward into the city,
seemingly without any interruption. But does the Greek
text itself really allow for a slightly more
complicated method of getting from point A to B by
using the fourth gate, or is only a single road in
view?

Tory Thorpe



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