The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Jaffa

Also known as Joppa

  • port
  • Medieval port facilities

The ancient port of Joppa on the Palestinian coast, the usual landing for pilgrims and crusaders bound for Jerusalem. Gibbon notes it as the maritime gate of the Holy Land.

Type
port
Style
Medieval port facilities
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 264
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The ancient port of Joppa on the Palestinian coast, the usual landing for pilgrims and crusaders bound for Jerusalem. Gibbon notes it as the maritime gate of the Holy Land.

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