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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Various games (mainly for dice) were scratched into the huge flagstones in the courtyard of the fortress of Antonia by Roman soldiers who were whiling away their time. According to Bible NT, Christ was tied here.
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Various games (mainly for dice) were scratched into the huge flagstones in the...

Tomb of Saint Jacob. The cave with its Doric columns is in reality the vestibule of a vast burial place belonging to the priestly family of Beni-Khezir.
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Tomb of Saint Jacob. The cave with its Doric columns is in reality the vestib...

Tomb of the priestly family Bene Hezir,a rock-cut catacomb and a Doric facade,2nd - 1 st BCE.A late 12th century legend links it to Saint James the Less.
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Tomb of the priestly family Bene Hezir,a rock-cut catacomb and a Doric fac...

Pyramid of Zacharias, a tomb which is part of the burial place of the priestly family of Beni-Khezir.
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Pyramid of Zacharias, a tomb which is part of the burial place of the prie...

Birket-Ram, Israel, a volcanic crater lake on the Golan Heights. According to legend, Birket-Ram covers a village punished for its lack of hospitality.
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Birket-Ram, Israel, a volcanic crater lake on the Golan Heights. According...

The wooded slopes of the Golan Heights, Israel, as they descend towards Banyas, one of the sources of the Jordan.
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The wooded slopes of the Golan Heights, Israel, as they descend towards Ban...

The Golan Heights, Israel, form a high plateau between Mount Hermon, the Yarmuk River, and Lake Kinereth. Golan settlements were active in the Jewish revolts against the Romans. In the Yom Kippur War, in 1974, Israel recaptured the Golan Heights from Syria.
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The Golan Heights, Israel, form a high plateau between Mount Hermon, the Yarmuk...

The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed the Golden Calf near the Holy Oak (I.Kings 12:26) and Dan became the center of the cult of the Northern tribes. Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, 9th BCE.
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The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed...

The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golden Calf near the Holy Oak and made Dan the center of the cult of the Northern tribes (I Kings 12:26). Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, in the 9th century BCE.
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The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golde...

The Jordan waterfalls near Dan, Israel. In their 220 km long course the waters of the Jordan drop from its northernmost source at 520 m above sea level to 394 m below sea level when entering the Dead Sea.
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The Jordan waterfalls near Dan, Israel. In their 220 km long course the waters o...

Ruins of the fortress of Bethsaida in the Jordan Valley.Bethsaida was founded by Herod Philip upon the territories inherited from his father,Herod the Great. Herod Philip was buried in Bethsaida in 33 CE;the town was destroyed during the Jewish Revolt(66-73CE)
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Ruins of the fortress of Bethsaida in the Jordan Valley.Bethsaida was founded by...

Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th century Arab fortress,was rebuilt by el-Malik el-Aziz Uthman between 1228 and 1230.The Crusaders attempted to storm Nimrud in 1253, but failed.
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Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th c...