Israel (and Palestine territories)
There are 230 items in Israel (and Palestine territories):
Samaria ivories |
Samaria, Achaemenid coin with iconographic parallels from Persepolis |
Samaritans
Samaritans: group of monotheists worshipping YHWH on Mount Gerizim. They are related to but not identical with the inhabitants of ancient Samaria.Samaritanism resembles Judaism, but there are several differences. Samaritans think that the temple of YHWH should not be on Mount…Scythopolis (Beth Shean)
Beth Shean (Hebrew בֵּית שְׁאָן): Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine city in Galilee. In Greek, it was called Scythopolis (Σκυθόπολις).Bronze Age …
Scythopolis, Theater |
Sea People
Sea People: name of several groups of marauders, mentioned in several Egyptian sources as enemies of king Merenptah (r.1213-1203 BCE) and king Ramesses III (r.1184-1152). Their appearance is related to the demise of the Mediterranean Bronze Age system in the…Sepphoris
Sepphoris (Greek Σέπφωρις; Hebrew צִפּוֹרִי: important city in Roman Galilee and one of the main centers of early Rabbinical Judaism, modern Tzipori.History Synagogue Sepphoris means…
Sepphoris, Cardo |
Sepphoris, Decumanus |
Sepphoris, Decumanus, Pavement |
Sepphoris, House of Orpheus, Mosaic with a banquet scene |
Sepphoris, House of the Dionysus Mosaic, Dionysiac scene |