Gaza: A City of Many Battles (from the Family of Noah to the Present Day)

Chapter 54: Transcriber's Notes

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About This Book

The book traces the city's long past from archaeological and biblical associations through Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Crusader, and modern phases. It blends first‑hand travel observations, excavation finds, and documentary sources to describe ruins, ancient ports, and historical episodes while noting local customs and social life. The narrative records contemporary missionary activity and education, comments on governance, and examines place‑names and traditions. Structured as a series of chapters combining topography, historical summary, and on‑site reportage, it offers a synthesized account of the urban landscape and layered cultural heritage for readers interested in regional history and antiquities.

Transcriber's Notes

Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.

Inconsistent hyphenation fixed.

Click on the map in the frontispiece to see a high-resolution image.

P. ix: Djebel el-Mountâr appears in the index as Jebel el-Mountâr.

P. 30: a seige of Alexander the Great -> a siege of Alexander the Great.

P. 36 and index entries: Abu-Bekr was the first Khalif and Omar the second, but the text has not been changed.

P. 40: olibanum [Greek] of commerce -> olibanum [Greek] commerce.

P. 41: The characters said to be Phoenician are Hebrew characters, but the text has not been changed.

P. 71: Wten Napoleon Bonaparte -> When Napoleon Bonaparte.

P. 74: suceeded in greatly damaging the face -> succeeded in greatly damaging the face.

P. 76: revelant portions of the description -> relevant portions of the description.

P. 89: English sparows -> English sparrows.

P. 112: Selucids -> Seleucids.

Index for St. Porphyrius: 395 -> 35.