Samaritan Synagogue Inscriptions Two inscriptions from Samaritan Synagogues were found in 1979-80 on the Aegean island of Delos- 1. 250-175 BCE “Israelites (on Delos) who make offerings to hallowed Argarizum” (Greek for Mt. Gerizim) 2. 150-50 BCE Honors Sercipion who makes donations to the community.
The King of Persia Defeats Babylon “the gods, who resided in them, I brought back to their places, and caused them to dwell in a residence for all time.” Date- c. 535 BCE Current Location- British Museum, London, England (BM 90920 + BIN II, no. 32) Language and Script- Assyrian?; cuneiform Biblical Verses- Isaiah 45-1; […]
Artaxerxes commissioned Ezra, a Jewish priest-scribe, by means of a letter of decree, to take charge of the ecclesiastical and civil affairs of the Jewish nation. A copy of this decree may be found in Ezra 7-13-28- 13 Now I decree that any of the Israelites in my kingdom, including priests and Levites, who wish […]
The man made tunnel from the spring of Gichon to the pool of Siloam, 530 m. long, had been hewn out of the rock upon the order of King Hezekiah, and was already known from archaeological excavations of the nineteenth century. in 1880, however, archaeologist and researcher Conrad Schick discovered the “Siloam Inscription,” six lines […]
Coin of Pompey the Great Pompey the Great was born in 106 BCE. He was a military and political leader towards the end of the Roman Republic. He was an ally of Julius Caesar and Marcus Licinius Crassus and together they formed the First Triumvirate. After Crassus’ death, Pompey fought with Caesar over control over […]
Coin of Mark Antony This coin was minted by Mark Antony (80-30 BCE) to pay his army during the war that culminated in the Battle of Actium. On the face is a picture of an oared warship, for Antony was relying heavily on Egypt’s fleet in this campaign. On the reverse are three signa. These […]
Bust of Mark Antony Roman general under Julius Caesar and later triumvir (43–30 BCE), who, with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, was defeated by Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) in the last of the civil wars that destroyed the Roman Republic. Vatican Museum See also- Coin of Julius Caesar, 48-44 BCE Bust of Julius Caesar, 48-44 […]
Coin of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was born in 100 BCE and died in 44 BCE. He was the dictator of the Roman Empire from 48-44 BCE. Julius Caesar granted Jews the right to practice their own religion and abstain from pagan rituals. See also- Bust of Julius Caesar, 48-44 BCE Julius Caesar Denarius, […]
Coin of Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus was born in 85 BCE and died in 42 BCE. He was a Roman politician, murderer of Gaius Julius Caesar and one of the last defenders of the republic. He committed suicide after he and Cassius were defeated by Octavian and Mark Antony at Philippi. See also- Coin of […]
Coin of Augustus Augustus Caesar (Octavian) was born in 63 BCE. He served as Imperator from 44-27 BCE and as the first Roman Emperor from 27 BCE-14 CE. After Julius Caesar’s death, Augustus, his great-nephew, defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra and took control over the Roman senate. He expanded the empire, restored peace and built […]