Archaeology

There are 1199 items in Archaeology:

Behistun (2)

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great. The full Persian text is here.Identification …

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Behistun, minor inscriptions

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great.Minor inscriptions On the relief at Behistun, we can read several minor texts, which you can read on this page. DBa …

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Behistun, Persian Text

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great. Column i 1-8 9-17 18-26 27-35 36-43 44-52 53-61 62-71 72-81 82-90 91-96 Column ii 1-8 9-17 18-28 29-37 38-45 46-54 55-63 64-70 71-78 79-88 89-98 Column iii 1-10 11-19 20-28 29-37 38-48 49-57 58-64 65-74 75-83 84-92 Column iv 1-11 12-20 21-30 31-39 40-49 50-58 59-66 67-76 77-86 87-92 Column v 1-10 11-17 18-26 27-36 Minor Inscriptions

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Berytus (2)

Berytus (Βηρυτóς): town in Phoenicia, modern Beirut.Roman Berytus Stone eagle with wreath Traders from Berytus are known from Delos, and it is…

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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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Bin Tepe

Bin Tepe: place near Sardes where the kings of Lydia were buried. Bin Tepe, general view The tumuli of the Lydian royal cemetery…

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Bishapur

Bishapur: important Sasanian city in Iran, founded by king Shapur I, and built by Roman POWs. King Shapur I Bishapur, "the beautiful [city] of Shapur",…

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