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Nineveh (5422 words) |
 | From ancient times, he says, the circuit of the city had measured 9,300 cubits, and he makes the rather surprising statement that his predecessors had not built either the inner or the outer wall, which, if true, shows how confident they were of their security from attack. |
| To the outer wall of the city Sennacherib gave a Sumerian name meaning, “the wall which terrifies the enemy.” At a depth of 54 gar, the underground water-level, its foundations were laid upon blocks of stone, the object of this great depth being to frustrate undermining. |
| Other cities which had perished, as Palmyra, Persepolis, and Thebes, had left ruins to mark their sites and tell of their former greatness; but of this city, imperial Nineveh, not a single vestige seemed to remain, and the very place on which it had stood was only matter of conjecture. |
| Theological Founations For Urban Mission (4702 words) |
| Cities which are short of natural resources will innovate and develop artificial alternatives in order to achieve their corporate objectives. |
| In the city of Shechem Dinah is raped by the besotted Shechem (same name as the city) son of Hamor the ruler of the city. |
| The ability of cities to survive famine and drought and to centralise and wield power efficiently means the city literally holds the surrounding rural areas to ransom. |
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