Difference between revisions of "Gates"

<p> Gate, Door, the entrance to enclosed grounds, buildings, dwelling-houses, towns, etc. Thus we find mentioned— </p> <p> [[Gates]] of cities, as of Jerusalem, its sheep-gate, fish-gate, etc. ; of [[Sodom]] of [[Gaza]] . </p> <p> Gates of royal palaces . </p> <p> Gates of the Temple. The temple of Ezekiel had two gates, one towards the north, the other towards the east; the latter closed , the other must have been open. </p> <p> Gates of tombs . </p> <p> Gates of prisons. In , mention is made of the iron-gate of Peter's prison . Prudentius speaks of gatekeepers of prisons. </p> <p> Gates of caverns . </p> <p> Gates of camps (; see ). The camps of the Romans had generally four gates. The camp of the Trojans is also described as having had gates. </p> <p> We do not know of what materials the enclosures and gates of the temporary camps of the Hebrews were formed. In [[Egyptian]] monuments such enclosures are indicated by lines of upright shields, with gates apparently of wicker, defended by a strong guard. </p> <p> Gates of [[Towns]] </p> <p> As the gates of towns served the ancients as places of security [FORTIFICATIONS], a durable material was required for them, and accordingly we find mentioned— </p> <p> 1. Gates of iron and brass (;; ). It is probable that gates thus described were, in fact, only sheeted with plates of copper or iron; and it is probably in this sense we are to interpret the hundred brazen gates ascribed to the ancient Babylon. Thevenot describes the six gates of [[Jerusalem]] as covered with iron, which is probably still the case with the four gates now open. Other iron-covered gates are mentioned by travelers, such as some of the town gates of Algiers, and of the towers of the so-called iron-bridge at Antioch. The principal gates of the great mosque at [[Damascus]] are covered with brass. Gates of iron are also mentioned by [[Hesiod]] and by Ovid. </p>