History

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Istakhr

Istakhr: ancient Sasanian royal residence, very close to Persepolis; modern Takht-e Tavoos. Istakhr In 224 CE, a Persian nobleman named Ardašir, son of…

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Isthmia

Isthmia: town on the Corinthian isthmus in Greece, site of the Isthmian Games (Greek Ἰσθμιάδες).History Remains of the temple of Poseidon Sanctuary…

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Italica

Italica: Roman colony in western Andalusia, not far from Seville. Fortuna, or the City's Luck (Italica) Italica was founded in 206 BCE…

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Janus

Janus: two-headed Roman god of doors and beginnings. Republican as, showing Janus The temple of Janus in Rome was situated in a…

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Jaxartes (329 BCE)

Battle of the Jaxartes (August 329 BCE): battle between the Macedonian king Alexander the Great and an army of Central-Asian mounted nomads. It was arguably Alexander's most spectacular battle.Prelude …

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Jehoiachin in Babylonia

One of the last kings of Judah, Jehoiachin (r.598-597) was taken captive by the Babylonians (2 Kings 24.15; ABC 5) and lived in exile in the country of the conquerors. However, he was released, and a couple of cuneiform tablets…

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Jericho

Jericho (Tel es-Sultan): ancient settlement in the valley of the Jordan river.Jericho Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Ancient settlement near a well;…

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