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 (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…
Sidon (Hebrew: צִידוֹן, Ṣîdôn; Greek: Σιδών): port in Phoenicia, modern Ṣaydā.Bronze Age
Sidon-Dakerman, Middle Bronze jar
Situated on a promontory halfway between…
Sidon (Hebrew: צִידוֹן, Ṣîdôn; Greek: Σιδών): port in Phoenicia, modern Ṣaydā.Babylonian Age
Bustan esh-Sheikh, Remains of the Babylonian sanctuary
After the fall…
Sidon (Hebrew: צִידוֹן, Ṣîdôn; Greek: Σιδών): port in Phoenicia, modern Ṣaydā.Hellenistic Age
Abdalonymus on the Alexander Sarcophagus from Sidon
After the death…
Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.Susa, the capital of ancient Elam, is in the hottest part of Iran, Khuzestan. Light is more intense than we have…
Temple Inscription: brief inscription from the Temple of Jerusalem, now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum.King Herod the Great rebuilt the Jerusalem temple. It consisted of the sacred building itself, situated on a court ("Court of the Women") that was surrounded…
Tiberias: capital of Galilee, founded by Herod Antipas.Tiberias
On the western shore of Lake Galilee
capital of Galilee, founded between 17 and 20 CE by Herod Antipas, who wanted a second residence (besides Sepphoris)
unfortunately, situated on top of a cemetery; few people…
Tyre (Phoenician צר, ṣūr, "rock"; Greek Τύρος; Latin Tyrus): port in Phoenicia and one of the main cities in the eastern Mediterranean. The temple of Melqart was one of the most important sanctuaries in the ancient world.
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