The proof-sheets have been corrected by Mr Bonney, and revised by Mr Williams, and by the Rev. John E. B. Mayor, Fellow of S. John's College, who has not only been at the pains to collate them with my manuscript, but has also aided me with his great learning and experience. I cannot find terms adequate to express my gratitude to these three gentlemen for their constant kindness and friendly care. Nor can I refrain from thanking my numerous friends in this University, who have contributed to render my sojourn among them at once pleasant and profitable; with whom I have spent many happy hours, the memory of which will not leave me during the rest of my life.
And now I present my book to the reader, apologizing for its many deficiencies, and trusting that he will be an indulgent critic. It does not profess to be more than a simple and strict record of facts, and therefore I must ask him to pardon me if it be sometimes rather dull and dry. I have purposely avoided, as much as possible, all that would interfere with the main end of the work, such as personal reminiscences and unimportant details; wishing rather to put forward facts than theories, to rely upon sight rather than imagination. Most thankfully shall I receive friendly correction and criticism, or suggestions and advice for my conduct in the new investigations which I hope to make in Palestine. As regards those which I have described in the following pages, I can honestly say that I have spared no pains to make them as complete as possible; and though they have cost me much time and money, much anxiety and fatigue, still, if I succeed in throwing any additional light upon Jewish antiquities, or in exciting a more general interest upon such an important subject, I shall feel that I have not laboured in vain.
ERMETE PIEROTTI.
Cambridge, December 15th, 1863.
CONTENTS.
| [CHAPTER I.] | PAGE |
| ORIGIN OF THE NAME JERUSALEM—HISTORY—TOPOGRAPHY AND GENERALASPECT—CLIMATE—POPULATION—WATERS | [1] |
[CHAPTER II.] | |
| ANCIENT TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM—IDENTIFICATION OF THE MOUNTAINS, HILLS ANDVALLEYS—JERUSALEM IN THE TIME OF THE JEBUSITES, DAVID, SOLOMON, JOTHAM, HEZEKIAH,MANASSEH, NEHEMIAH, HEROD—THE TESTIMONY OF JOSEPHUS EXAMINED—THE SIEGE BYTITUS—FORMER EXTENT OF THE CITY—JERUSALEM IN THE TIME OF HADRIAN, THE CRUSADERSAND SOLYMAN | [16] |
[CHAPTER III.] | |
| MOUNT MORIAH AND ITS ENVIRONS—HISTORY IN THE TIME OF ABRAHAM,JACOB, DAVID, SOLOMON, ZERUBBABEL, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES, THE MACCABEES,POMPEIUS, CRASSUS, THE HERODS, TITUS, HADRIAN, CONSTANTINE, JULIAN THE APOSTATE,OMAR, ABD-EL-MALEK, VALID OR ELULID, THE CRUSADERS, SALADIN, SELIM I., SOLYMAN I.—GENERALEXAMINATION OF MORIAH, WITH DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS | [45] |
[CHAPTER IV.] | |
| THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION, AND THE HOSPITAL OF S. JOHN,WITH THEIR ENVIRONS—HISTORYOF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE FROM THE DEATH OF CHRIST TO THE PRESENT TIME—GENUINENESSOF THE SEPULCHRE—GOLGOTHA—EXAMINATION OF THE EXTERIOR ANDINTERIOR OF THE CHURCH—RUINS OF THE HOSPITAL | [102] |
[CHAPTER V.] | |
| INVESTIGATIONS IN THE VIA DOLOROSA (OR THE WAY OF THE CROSS).THE RELIGIOUS ANDOTHER REMARKABLE BUILDINGS IN IT OR IN ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN THE RESTOF THE CITY, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE CONVENTS OF THE DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES | [135] |
[CHAPTER VI.] | |
| EXCURSIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE CITY ON THE EAST, SOUTH,AND SOUTH-WEST—THEVALLEY OF KIDRON, CALLED ALSO THE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT, WITH ITS MONUMENTSAND REMARKABLE PLACES—THE MOUNT OF OLIVES—BETHPHAGE—BETHANY—THEVALLEY OF HINNOM—THE MOUNT OF EVIL COUNSEL—SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF THEVALLEY OF GIHON—MOUNT SION—CHRISTIAN CEMETERIES—TOMB OF DAVID, AND SUBTERRANEANVAULTS—THE CŒNACULUM—THE HOUSE OF CAIAPHAS—THE GROTTO OF S. PETER—THELEPERS | [167] |
[CHAPTER VII.] | |
| EXCURSIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE CITY ON THE NORTH ANDWEST—THE MONUMENTOF HELENA OF ADIABENE, AND THE CHURCH DEDICATED TO S. STEPHEN—ROYAL CAVERNS—GROTTOOF JEREMIAH—HOUSE OF THE VINE—TOMBS OF THE KINGS—SHEIKH JERRAH—ANCIENTSYNAGOGUE—TOMB OF SIMON THE JUST—TOMBS AT THE HEAD OF THE KIDRONVALLEY—KIDRON POOL—VARIOUS TOMBS ON THE NORTH-WEST—TOMBS OF THE JUDGES—SHEIKHAYMAR—RUSSIAN BUILDINGS—VALLEY OF GIHON—BIRKET MAMILLAH—MONUMENTOF HEROD, AND RUINS OF THE CHURCH OF S. BABYLAS—GREEK CONVENT OF THE HOLYCROSS—PROPERTY OF THE ARCHIMANDRITE NICOFORUS | [223] |
[CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| ON THE WATERS, FIT OR UNFIT FOR DRINKING, IN JERUSALEM AND ITSNEIGHBOURHOOD | [245] |
[CHAPTER IX.] | |
| GENERAL REMARKS UPON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE CITY OF JERUSALEM | [262] |
| NOTES | [281] |
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY | [311] |
PRINCIPAL PASSAGES FROM THE HOLY BIBLE | [315] |
PASSAGES FROM JOSEPHUS'S ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS | [323] |
PASSAGES FROM JOSEPHUS'S HISTORY OF THE JEWISH WAR | [327] |
INDEX | [333] |
CORRIGENDA ET ADDENDA.
Page 7, line 30, for Hulda read Huldah
Page 10, line 33, for and in 1859 read and in 1861
Page 14, line 2, and page 15, lines 6 and 13, for Sherif read Sherîf
Page 37, line 8, for Barrére read Barrère
Page 43, line 28, for Willebrand read Willibrand
Page 106, line 5, and page 117, line 14, for Abbot read Abbé
Page 145, line 23, for then read be thou
Page 155, head line, for Greek Synagogue read Great Synagogue
Page 207, line 18, for 260 read 270
Page 210, last line, for Note XXII. read Note XVI.