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title: On the Surveyor of Syria
title_greek: Περὶ τοῦ Γεωμέτρου Συρίας
author: Historical Fragments  Anonymous
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# On the Surveyor of Syria

*Περὶ τοῦ Γεωμέτρου Συρίας*

**Author:** Historical Fragments  Anonymous

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## Text

### 3c,849,F 1

EUSEB. P.E. 9, 36: (c. 35: Timochares 165 F 1). ὁ δὲ τῆς Συρίας [ σχοινομέτρη ς ] σχοινομέτρησιν γράψας ἐν τῆι πρώτηι φησὶ κεῖσθαι Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐπὶ μετεώρου τε καὶ τραχέος τόπου· ὠικοδομῆσθαι δέ τινα μὲν μέρη τοῦ τείχους ἀπὸ λίθου ξεστοῦ, τὰ δὲ πλεῖστα ἀπὸ χάλικος· καὶ ἔχειν τὴν περίμετρον τὴν πόλιν σταδίων κζ , ὑπάρχειν δὲ καὶ πηγὴν ἐν τῶι χωρίωι ὕδωρ δαψιλὲς ἀναβλύζουσαν.

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