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Western gate and wall of Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great (37-4 BCE).
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Western gate and wall of Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great...

Stairs leading up to the Temple of Augustus in Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) when the city was namend Sebaste.
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Stairs leading up to the Temple of Augustus in Sebaste (...

Remains of colonnade of the Roman Forum in Samaria. Original structure of the forum from the time of Herod the Great (37-4 BCE). Pillars probably built in the time of Septimus Severus (193-211 CE).
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Remains of colonnade of the Roman Forum in Samaria. Original structure of the f...

Ruins of Tirzah, first capital of the Northern Kingdom Israel (before 9th BCE). King Omri later transferred the capital to Samaria (Sebaste).
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Ruins of Tirzah, first capital of the Northern Kingdom Israel...

Hill of Ramah, still known as "the hill of Samuel", where, by tradition, the Elders asked Samuel to appoint a king, and where Saul was anointed. Ramah lies about 8 miles north of Jerusalem.
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Hill of Ramah, still known as "the hill of Samuel", where, by tradition, the...

The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Philistine houses. Black line are ashes of the destruction by fire. (City conquered by Assyrian King Sargon II in 710 BCE)
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The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Philistine houses. Black...

The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Brick walls of Philistine houses. Black line are ashes of the destruction by fire (City conquered by Assyrian King Sargon II in 710 BCE)
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The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Brick walls of Philistin...

The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Brick offering place, possibly an altar or small temple (City conquered and destroyed by Assyrian King Sargon II in 710 BCE)
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The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Brick offering place, po...

The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Black line are ashes from the destruction by fire (City conquered by Assyrian King Sargon II in 710 BCE)
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The ancient city of Ashdod, Israel. Black line are ashes fro...

The fortifications of Lachish, conquered and destroyed by Sennacherib in 621 BCE.
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The fortifications of Lachish, conquered and destroyed...

The fortifications of Lachish, near the city gate, conquered and destroyed by Sennacherib in 621 BCE.
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The fortifications of Lachish, near the city gate, conquered and destroyed...

The fortifications of Lachish, Israel, conquered and destroyed by Sennacherib in 621 BCE.
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The fortifications of Lachish, Israel, conquered and destroyed by Sennach...