The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-05-27

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We followed the river little fur
ther and then climbed the hill which
was about 500 or 1000 feet high. AT
the top was an old deserted mones-
tary, deserted no doubt during the
war when about half Of the people Of
the mountains starved to death. From.
this place we could see for miles,
many villages, monestaries Of French
Jesuit schools with their bell-towers,
and way off to the east the snow-cap-
ped Mt. Sannin.
Everywhere among the rocks were
cyclamen leaves. The flowers varied
in color from a deep pink to white
and they thrived everywhere more
abundantly than all the other flowers
put together.
On one side Of the river near the
sea is an old aqueduct about 40 feet
above the level Of the river. Below
it is a cunieform inscription Of four
columns on which King Nebuchad-
nezzar II. Of Babylon is mentioned.
He reigned from 605 to 56z B. G. and,
carried off the Jews into captivity.
Between the two bridges a Latin
inscription records the fact that Ems
porer Marcus Antonius built bridge
there when he hewed road thru the
rock in 179-180 A. ID.
In cliff q short way back from the
south shore of the river are a num-
-ber Of inscriptions. They are hewn
some 5 or 6 inches into the rock and
are from 5 to nearly 8 feet in length,
and from 2 to Az feet III. breadth.
First, before. one comes to the new
bridge and near the sea is the in
scription of General Allenby, relating
his capture with his troops Of this
part Of the Ottoman Empire on
October 3, 1918, the day the English
and a few French entered Beirut.
Then near the new bridge VGs the
inscription describing the French ex-
pedition Of 1860 and 1861, when they
stopped the massacre Of the Chris
tians by the Druses up in the noun
tains of Lebanon. They had used an
ancient Egyptian panel dedicated to
the Ruler Ptah,
Next, is an Assyrian inscription
showing a figure Of King raising
his right hand. It probably refers
to King Ashur-nasir-pal III. 1885,
$50 B. C.l, for he had conquered all
of Mesopotamia and exacted tribute
from Syria and Phoenicia.
Next, is the head Of the Assyrian
King Shalmaneser II. (860-825 B. C.),
who broke the power Of the Aramaean
kingdom of Damascus and entered
the rule Of Assyria over Babylon.
Next comes an indistinct Assyrian
figure which was probably Adab-
Nirari (S25-812 B. C.). Then came
a Latin, then Greek inscription,
then another Assyrian figure, suppos-
ed to be Tiglath-pileser III. CASTER
B. CO, one Of the greatest Of the
Assyrian Kings.
Then an Egyptian tablet with a
frieze showing Ramases II. sacrificing
to the Sun God; Re. This King con
lquered Syria during his reign from
1292-1225 B. G. He Is the king who
| it was once thot oppressed the chill.
dren Of Israel, but that has recently
been disclaimed, for recent archaeo.
Illogical discoveries show that ht
fencountered the Israelites when h,
came into Palestine, consequently Il
us proved That they were ID. Egypt be
fore this time.
Next is an Assyrian inscriptio,
Sennacherib (705-681 B. C.), anothel
great Assyrian who made an 'expedi
ton down the valley Of Dog River
This inscription has a>well preserve,
figure of the King. Next, is anothe,
Egyptian one with a fine frieze on tn,
Ipanel showing Ramases II. and TIL
Thebian God Ammon Of Upper Egypt
/ (Thebas, Egypt, was once the world
most important city,
Then comes another Assyrian in
scription, referring to the conquest o
Egypt BY the Assyrian King Esarhad
don (6S1-66S B. C.) and the expul
sion Of King Tirhaka (67O B. C.)
Esarhaddon is represented with
4 curly head, clad in a long robe an
the Kldan's cap on his head. hi
left hand, placed against his breas1
holds a sceptre. His right is extend
| ed as If in the act of offering some
thing. The old boy is pretty we
preserved.
These things really do not mea
much to look at, and mean less to W
| when you read about them. Br
/ when one realizes the many pres
kings who have been over the groun
where one stands, one receives 4 fee
ling of awe. This relation Of fact
may make you dig up your Ancier
History book for information.
And not only these old kings. bu
also the Crusaders used the ID
River Pass and it is certain that Ale,
Iander the Great Of Macedonia ear
past here when he conquered Il
world-or all Of it that was known 4
that time. Perhaps the Venetian
were here, certainly near here, and
Twas past this place that the Turk
swooped down to the south when the
captured the country. The AraI
before them must certainly have IIse
. this pass to reach the mountain Vi
llages. s !,
The Assyrians came down the riyt
the Egyptians and Crusaders went !
the river, Allenby came to Beir,
from the south, and then, as it W.
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