Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled, Containing a Concise Description of the Remarkable Ruins of King Solomon's Temple, and Store Cities ,Together With Those of All the Most Ancient and Renowned Cities of the East, Including Babylon, Nineveh,.

Antiquities Of The Orient Unveiled, Containing A Concise Description Of The Remarkable Ruins Of King Solomon's Temple, And Store Cities ,Together With Those Of All The Most Ancient And Renowned Cities Of The East, Including Babylon, Nineveh, by M. W. Redding. This book is a richly illustrated, descriptive survey of the ancient ruins, monuments, and topography of the Near East, with a focus on Jerusalem, Solomon’s Temple, and the surrounding sacred sites. It compiles historical narratives, archaeological observations, and topographical sketches of key locations such as Jerusalem, Tyre, Baalbek, Tadmor (Palmyra), Beersheba, Damascus, and Nineveh, weaving biblical history with antiquarian detail. Chapters cover the Temple, the City’s fortifications, private marks of builders, subterranean quarries, and places connected with biblical figures and events. The work also surveys related sites across the Levant and Mesopotamia, including Ilab, Samaria, Jericho, Sidon, and Capernaum, and features extensive illustrations of ruins, gates, bridges, tombs, and sacred precincts. A historic travelogue for scholars of archaeology, biblical history, and the ancient Near East, emphasizing ruins, topography, and the interwoven cultures of the East.