The Jerusalem Post Blogs19d
Seleucid Empire’s Laodicea's 15,000-seat ancient theater revived
Laodicea holds an important place in history. Founded on the site of an earlier city by Antiochus II, king of the Seleucid Empire, between 261 and 253 BCE, it was named in honor of his wife Laodice.
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Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon: A Great Power of the Hellenistic World
Attalid Pergamon during the 3rd century was at different points semi-independent, allied, or opposed to the Seleucid king before proclaiming itself a fully independent kingdom in the last third of ...
Proto Thema10d
Pillars of Olympian Zeus: The ancient temple that took 650 years to complete its construction
The largest temple of Ancient Greece was at the mercy of the masked men who caused riots after the peaceful gatherings for ...
From Haman to Khamenei: The Jewish people remember their enemies - opinion
As Jews marked Purim, Iran’s Khamenei denied the Holocaust, echoing past enemies. History proves one thing: Jews remember, ...
Greek Reporter13d
Parthian Battery: The Ancient Mystery of the 2,000-Year-Old Energy Source
The Parthian Battery or Baghdad Battery is one of the most fascinating inventions of the ancient world preceding the batteries we use today.
Archaeology2d
On the Origin of the Pork Taboo
So did tensions between Judeans and their Hellenistic rulers, including the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt and the leaders of the Seleucid Empire based in today’s Iraq. Archaeologist Yonatan Adler of ...
Greek Reporter13d
From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: Unraveling the Ptolemaic Dynasty
The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.