by hadassah | Jan 26, 2009 | Bible and Beyond, Hellenistic Period
Strata: Alexandria’s Lighthouse Found, But Will Its Library Disappear? Gabrielle Deford, Biblical Archaeology Review (23:3), May/Jun 1997. Ancient Wonder of the World Rediscovered In Alexandria, Egypt, history is no longer a thing of the past. Its ancient...
by hadassah | Jan 13, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Dan Inscription, 2nd-3rd century BCE The God Who Is In Dan Dan Inscription Dan Inscription Drawing Discovered in 1976 at the royal bamah, this stone bearing an inscription incised in Greek and Aramaic confirms the identity of Tel Dan. The inscription, which...
by hadassah | Dec 31, 2008 | Hellenistic Period
Samaritan Synagogue Inscriptions, 250-50 BCE 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”...
by hadassah | Dec 10, 2008 | Hellenistic Period
Ptolemy I Soter, 323-283 BCE After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire was divided by his generals. Palestine was claimed by both Ptolemy (king of Egypt) and Seleucus (king of Syria). At the end of a protracted military struggle in which the land...
by hadassah | Dec 9, 2008 | Hellenistic Period
Pharos Beaker Pharos Beaker Front Pharos Beaker Reverse Colorless glass vase, of Alexandrian manufacture, found in Afghanistan, illustrates the famous lighthouse but the three stories are not shown in accurate detail. The Pharos is attached to a fortification...
by hadassah | Dec 2, 2008 | Hellenistic Period
Hannibal, 247-183 BCE Second Punic War in Italy 218–203 BCE Hannibal and his men crossing the Alps 1 Hannibal and his men crossing the Alps 2 Hannibal was a Carthaginian military commander and tactician, later also working in other professions, who is...
