- the
Phasael Tower or the
Hippicus Tower described by the
ancient Jewish historian Josephus. The
towers named Phasael,
Hippicus and
Mariamne were situated...
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refuge in case of danger.
These he
called after people close to him –
Hippicus after a friend,
Phasael after his brother, and
Mariamne after his favourite...
- and
buried in a cave to the west of the tower. He
named the
third tower Hippicus after one of his friends. Of the
three towers, only the base of one of...
- and
Hippicus Tower. The
theory that the
still extant stump corresponds to
Phasael Tower is
contested by
Hillel Geva, who
identifies it with
Hippicus Tower...
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fortified complex,
enclosed by
walls and
protected by
three towers: Phasael,
Hippicus, and Mariamne. Also
located in this area was the
Hasmonean Palace, another...
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Jerusalem Model,
Palace of
Herod the Great, The
three towers: Phasael,
Hippicus,
Mariamne from left to right...
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towers standing as were of the
greatest eminence; that is, Phasael, and
Hippicus, and Mariamme, and so much of the wall as
enclosed the city on the west...
- 13
August 2021. Geva,
Hillel (1981). "The 'Tower of David'—Phasael or
Hippicus?".
Israel Exploration Journal. 31 (1/2): 57–65. JSTOR 27925783.
While biblical...
- with the
Roman soldiers. The
Romans retreated to the
towers of Phasael,
Hippicus, and Mariamne,
where they held out for
eleven more days.
During this time...
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unearthed in the
Jewish quarter. The wall
stretched from the
Tower of
Hippicus (near the site of the
modern Tower of David)
eastward toward the Temple...
