Israel (and Palestine territories)

There are 230 items in Israel (and Palestine territories):

Bethlehem

Bethlehem: town in Judaea, birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.Bethlehem Bethlehem on the Madaba Map Already mentioned in the Amarna Letters (fourteenth century…

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Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire: the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek-speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. Christian in nature, it was perennially at war with the Muslims. It flourished during the reign of the Macedonian emperors; its demise was the consequence of…

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Caesarea Maritima

Caesarea Maritima: Roman city, capital of of the province Judaea/Palaestina.History Hippodrome Phoenician port (Migdal Šoršon) Hellenistic: Sidonian outpost named "Strato's Tower" (259 BCE:…

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