Excerpt from Mariamne, Vol. 1: An Historical Novel of Palestine The members of the Sanhedrin were convened; Hyrcanus, the President and High Priest, sat on his elevated seat with his eyes fixed on the entrance Of-the hall, and with anxiety depicted on his-brow} 'on either side were placed the seventy judges, SO ranged as to form a vast semicircle, at the extremity of which were the scribes prepared to commit to writing the words which were uttered after the proceedings had commenced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.