Levant
This category covers the area that was once called Canaan, or Beyhn Nahrîn, or Eber Nâri, or Bilad al-Sham, or the Levant, or Greater Syria. In other words, Syria, Jorda, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestine territories.
There are 354 items in Levant:
Ain Dara, Temple wall |
Aleppo, National Museum
Large collection of Bronze Age (a/o Ebla, Mari, Ugarit), Iron Age (Arslan Tash), Hellenistic, and Roman finds. Permission for photography can be obtained. There are 8 items in Aleppo, National…Alexander the Great: Chronology
Chronology of Alexander's reign 336 Spring Parmenion leads vanguard into Asia Summer Murder of Artaxerxes IV; accession of Darius III October Murder of Philip (text); accession of Alexander Nov-Dec. Alexander gains support of the Greek towns 335 Summer Alexander campaigns in the Balkans Memnon's counterattack in Asia 12? Sept. Fall of Thebes (text) Nov-Dec. Festivals at Dion…
Amarna, Letter from King Abdi-Hepa of Jerusalem |
Amioun
Amioun (or Amyun): town in northern Lebanon, with some ancient rock tombs. Rock tombs in Amioun (Lebanon) Situated some ten kilometers from…
Rock tombs in Amioun |
Amman, Citadel, Statue of an Ammonite King |
Amman, Raghadan Palace, Coffins |
Amman, Statue of King Yerah Azar |
Amman, Citadel Inscription |
Amman, Egyptianizing relief |
Amman, Egyptianizing relief |