First published in 2014, and now available in paperback, this study by Prof. Kosmin (Harvard) takes a look at the Seleucid Kingdom, which came closest to reviving Alexander’s empire. Ptolemaic Egypt ...

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The Battle of Beth Zechariah marked a turning point in the Maccabean wars, revealing deep rifts within Hellenistic Judea.

Part I. Border -- India: diplomacy and ethnography at the Mauryan frontier -- Central Asia: nomads, ocean, and the desire for line -- Part II. Homeland -- Macedonia: from center to periphery -- Syria: ...

Rebel Maccabees stormed and defeated a stronghold of the Seleucid Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have ...

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Were it not for its proximity to Christmas, Hanukkah would be unknown to most non-Jews and it would not be celebrated by most non-religious Jews. The proof is that the other post-Hebrew Bible holiday, ...

The eight-day celebration commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. after the Maccabees’ successful revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Tradition ...

Ancient Greek kings used war elephants from Alexander to the Seleucids, shaping battles and empire-building across the ...

More than 2,000 years ago, the trade of Dead Sea bitumen and salt was thriving in the Levant. Delivering them from source to market required a long and potentially hazardous journey through the Judean ...