One of the most important texts for the study of the chronology of the sixth century BCE is the Nabonidus Chronicle, which seems to prove that the Persian king Cyrus the Great captured the Lydian capital Sardes in 547. This…
Milindapañha, "the questions of king Menander": a sacred text of ancient Buddhism, in which a monk named Nagasena answers the questions of an Indo-Greek king.
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The rise of Islam: the events between 632 and c.700 CE, when the Arabs conquered the Near East and exported on the one hand their Arabian identity and on the other hand their new monotheistic faith.Summary
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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…
Tigranes I: king of Armenia (r. c.120-c.95 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.A king Tigranes I is known as the father of king Tigranes II.note[Appian, Syrian Wars 48.] He must be placed in the gap between Artavasdes I, whose reign may have…