hypathral

Updated: July 14, 2026

Fergusson, whose authority in such matters will not readily be disputed, calls the building a small shrine; and determines that it can hardly be a tomb, as it is hypathral. The latter, which is Roman, and belonging to the days of Herod Augustus, has a peristyle here wanting: in other respects the resemblance is striking.

Sir Richard Francis Burton - The Land of Midian — Volume 2