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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Inscription dedicated to and honouring                 
Emperor Tiberius, with the name of Pontius             
Pilate, prefect of Judea (26-36 CE).                   
Stone, from Caesarea, Israel
#08050638

Inscription dedicated to and honouring Emperor Tiberius, with t...

Inscription dedicated to and honouring                 
Emperor Tiberius, with the name of Pontius             
Pilate, prefect of Judea (26-36 CE).                   
Stone, from Caesarea, Israel
#08050639

Inscription dedicated to and honouring Emperor Tiberius, with t...

A few lines (in Hebrew square writing) from one of     
the two scrolls of Isaiah found in cave 1 of Qumran,  
north-west of the Dead Sea.         
The text seems to interpret Isaiah's apocalyptic visions as
predicting events at the time of the Essene Community 
(130-68 BCE).
#08050642

A few lines (in Hebrew square writing) from one of the two scrolls of Isai...

Drawing of a menorah engraved into a lime floor        
upon a thick layer of plaster, in a house opposite     
the Temple of Jerusalem (around 40 BCE), burnt at the  
destruction of the 2nd Temple in 70 CE.
#08050644

Drawing of a menorah engraved into a lime floor upon a thick layer of pl...

Drawing of a menorah (height 20 cm) on a stone.        
Probably the oldest representation of a Temple         
Menorah. The 2nd Temple was destroyed in 70 CE.
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Drawing of a menorah (height 20 cm) on a stone. Probably the oldest repr...

Carbonized relics and terracotta plate,                
found in the ruins of the 2nd Temple of Jerusalem,     
destroyed by Titus, 70 CE.
#08050646

Carbonized relics and terracotta plate, found in the ruins of th...

The "Seat of Moses", basalt,a place of honor with      
armrests in the synagogue of Chorazim. An Aramaic      
inscription mentions "Yudan, son of Yishmael",who      
contributed to the construction of the synagogue.
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The "Seat of Moses", basalt,a place of honor with armrests in the synagogu...

Menorah medallion in relief on a lintel from the       
ruins of the synagogue of Aphek, a village in the      
Golan Heights east of the Sea of Galilee, Israel.
#08050650

Menorah medallion in relief on a lintel from the ruins of the synagogue o...

Pottery sherd decorated with menorah and               
shofar horn, from Beit-Natif (3rd-4th).
#08050651

Pottery sherd decorated with menorah and shofar horn, from Beit-N...

Stone capital showing a menorah carved                 
in relief among acanthus leaves.                       
From a synagogue at Caesarea, Israel
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Stone capital showing a menorah carved in relief among acanthus...

Tombstone with Greek inscription:                      
"HERE REST PRIMITIVA AND HER GRANDSON                  
EUPHRENON. MAY THEIR SLEEP BE"                         
Menorahs over the inscription.                         
Jewish catacombs
#08050653

Tombstone with Greek inscription: "HERE REST PRIMITIVA AND...

Triangular relief with three of the seven              
biblical fruits: olives, grapes and figs.              
From Jerusalem                                         
Terracotta                                             
Height 9 cm - Inv. H 659
#08050846

Triangular relief with three of the seven biblical fruits: olives,...