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2018 excavations of Bronze Age settlement at Kissonerga-Skalia completed

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The 2018 season of archaeological excavations at the Bronze Age settlement of Kissonerga-Skalia near Paphos, under the direction of Dr Lindy Crewe (Director, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute), has been completed. The site demonstrates a long Bronze Age sequence, and earlier Chalcolithic occupation, beginning before 2,500 BC and connected with the neighbouring Neolithic–Philia phase settlement of Kissonerga-Mosphilia....

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Zahi Hawass calls for return of Nefertiti bust from Germany

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Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass called for the return of a bust of Nefertiti from Germany to Egypt, during his lecture in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, organized by the Egyptian Embassy in Brazil. The stunning artefact has garnered huge popularity in Germany and has been famously nicknamed The Lady of Berlin [Credit: Cairo Scene]“Nefertiti’s head came out of [Egypt] illegally, and I call for its return to...

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Roof leak causes concern for the Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum

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The glass roof of the Duveen Gallery in London’s British Museum, the room where the Parthenon Sculptures are exhibited, is leaking water following heavy rainfall in the UK capital. The glass roof of the Duveen Gallery in the British Museum which houses the Parthenon Marbles  is dripping, with water collecting next to the sculptures [Credit: IBNA]On Friday morning IBNA witnessed the drip of water landing only centimetres away from...

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More than 100 Bronze Age artefacts to return to Cyprus

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More than 100 Cyprus Bronze Age antiquities are on their way back to the island after they were donated to the Walk of Truth foundation by an English collector. Credit: Cyprus MailThe antiquities, which make up a unique collection with some very rare pieces, are currently owned by David Johnson. The collection of the 70-year-old architect includes some unique pieces ranging from the Bronze Age, the beginning of the Iron Age and the...

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The Advent of John the Baptist

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There have been quite a number of interesting posts about John the Baptist over recent months, and given my interest in the historical figure of John, I’ve been making a note of them, with the intention of returning to them when time permitted, or when it seemed a particularly appropriate time to write about John. […]

antiquities dealer Fuat Aydıner, aviation service CEO Gökhan Sarıgöl and 14,000 cultural objects

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The basics of this case are fairly simple, yet its implications may be far-reaching, if it is ever satisfactorily concluded, whether it results in convictions or acquittals. This post covers the sources; the question of whether it is the biggest case in the history of the Republic of Turkey (which it may be, by one […]

The real Santa?

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The original sign of Immanuel

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Apocryphal Christmas, reprised

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How many wise men?

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An Advertisement for Myself: Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology

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This is a time of year that many people think about the historical origins of archaeology. The synoptic gospels, particularly Luke, are explicitly historical in the way that they frame the birth of Christ.  Within a few centuries of Christ’s birth and the Gospel narratives, proto-archaeologists started to search for material remains associated with these stories. Excavations in search of the “True Cross” conducted at the request of Helen, mother of Constantine, revealed both the cross of Christ and those fo the two others crucified by his side. In short, the history and archaeology of Early Christianity are almost as old as the narrative itself.

The confluence of history and faith during the Christmas season makes it an appropriate time for the release of the book that I edited with David Pettegrew and Tom Davis, The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology.  The book ain’t cheap, but maybe if every major library in the world orders it, it’ll come out in paperback at a lower price. The goal of the book is provide an up-to-date over view of the archaeology of the Early Christian world to scholars and students of the period as well as to introduce the largely European field of Early Christian archaeology to an Anglo-American audience. 

OHECA

One thing that is nice is that the entire introduction is available on Google Books. This was one of the most entertaining and interesting writing experiences that I’ve ever experienced. David and I wrote an almost 30,000 word essay that we then trimmed, pruned, compressed, and coppiced down to about 12,000 words or so. While cutting and pruning is never easy, the opportunity to stretch out and write truly long form in our first draft was truly worth it. Maybe at some point we’ll release our full draft – which is pretty raw – just to share a bit of writing process. I think that the final published product is both good and, more importantly, useful. I hope everyone else finds it useful too and finds the entire Oxford Handbook a worthy addition to your local library. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 

Harnessed horse unearthed in ancient stable near Pompeii

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Archaeologists have unearthed the petrified remains of a harnessed horse and saddle in the stable of...

99 ancient tombs found in Inner Mongolia

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A cluster of 99 ancient tombs dating back more than 2,000 years have been found in northern...

Open Access Journal: Athens Journal of History

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 [First posted in AWOL 20 July 2016, updated 24 December 2018]

Athens Journal of History 
e-ISSN: 2407-9677 
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The Athens Journal of History (AJH) is a quarterly double blind peer reviewed journal and considers papers from all areas of history. Many of the papers published in this journal have been presented at the various conferences sponsored by the History Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER).
  • Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2019 (to be uploaded by 30 September 2019)
  • Volume 5, Issue 3, July 2019 (to be uploaded by 30 June 2019)
  • Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2019 (to be uploaded by 31 March 2019)
  • Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2019 (to be uploaded by 31 December 2018)

Open Access Journal: PAN: Rivista di Filologia Latina

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[First posted in AWOL 11 July 2016, updated 24 December 2018]

PAN: Rivista di Filologia Latina
ISSN: 0390-3141
E-ISSN: 2284-0478
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La rivista Pan. Studi dell’Istituto di Filologia latina è stata fondata nel 1973 da Giusto Monaco, con l’intento di testimoniare un impegno di ricerca nell’ambito della Filologia classica e di contribuire all’affermarsi in sede scientifica dell’Istituto di Filologia latina, da poco costituitosi. Si proponeva coma una miscellanea di articoli e brevi saggi relativi alla letteratura latina e alle discipline ad essa affini, la cui periodicità non veniva fissata in partenza ma si faceva dipendere «dalla frequenza con cui si avesse qualcosa di concreto da dire in poche pagine». L’intitolazione Pan si doveva alla forte carica simbolica e semantica contenuta nel nome. Documentare la presenza a Palermo di un’attività scientifica nell’ambito della letteratura latina e promuovere una scuola attraverso un severo esercizio filologico, senza concessioni a facili e generici approcci, appaiono dunque come caratteristiche precipue che distinguono la rivista sin dalla nascita. Allievo, alla scuola Normale di Pisa, di Giorgio Pasquali, Giusto Monaco impresse una svolta di grande efficacia e serietà alla storia degli studi classici nell’Università di Palermo e attraverso le raccolte di Pan, da lui seguite con dedizione per circa venti anni, creò un centro di studi al quale afferirono giovani ricercatori, poi affermatisi, latinisti e filologi classici, medievisti, studiosi di letteratura cristiana antica e di teatro greco e latino, che trovarono nella rivista la sede cui destinare naturalmente i propri contributi. Il numero 11-12 comprende la silloge degli “Scritti minori” di Giusto Monaco, curata da Domenico Romano, come i successivi 13-14, a partire dai quali viene assunto il sottotitolo “Studi dell’Istituto di Filologia latina Giusto Monaco”, in omaggio al fondatore e ideatore della rivista, nel frattempo scomparso. Negli anni successivi, il numero unico 15-16 raccoglie gli studi in onore di Domenico Romano, dedicatigli dai docenti dell’Istituto di Filologia greca e di Filologia Latina: i numerosi contributi di Letteratura greca ivi compresi non rappresentano una novità, in quanto Pan è sempre stata una pubblicazione aperta all’intero campo della filologia classica. Il numero 17 contiene poi gli scritti minori di Cataldo Roccaro, valoroso medievista, docente di Storia della Letteratura latina medioevale presso l’Università di Palermo, prematuramente sottratto ala sua attività, cui è rivolta la Miscellanea di studi in memoria compresa nel numero 18-19. Quest’ultimo volume di circa 500 pagine si apre a contributi di vasto respiro, che coprono l’arco dei saperi relativi all’antichità, al medioevo e oltre. Da questo momento in poi la rivista si qualifica come “Studi del Dipartimento di Civiltà Euro-mediterranee e di Studi Classici, Cristiani, Bizantini, Medievali, Umanistici”, seguendo l’avvenuta trasformazione del precedente Istituto e arricchendo così il suo raggio d’azione verso diversi settori. Da questa data, il 2001, si dà anche una regolarità, attraverso una direzione, assunta da Gianna Petrone, un comitato di redazione, una segreteria ecc., cercando di mantenere, ove possibile, una scadenza annuale.

Inscriptiones Graecae: Elektronische Edition

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 [First posted in AWOL 23 July 2010. Updated 24 December 2018]

 Inscriptiones Graecae: Elektronische Edition
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Inschriften sind die Fußnoten im Buch der Geschichte der alten Welt; nur daß über weite Strecken der Haupttext fehlt.
Inschriften sind Primärquellen zur Geschichte, Religionsgeschichte, Sprachwissenschaft, Onomastik usw., die die antiken Autoren ergänzen, illustrieren, korrigieren. Jede Inschrift ist ein Original. Meist verstümmelt gefunden, sind sie in hohem Maße der Ergänzung und Interpretation bedürftig. Mitunter gelingt es, verstreute Fragmente ein- und derselben Inschrift zusammenzusetzen. Der Zustrom an neuen Inschriften hält unvermindert an: jährlich werden ca. 1000 neu publiziert.

Inschriften sind in der Regel auf Metall eingeritzt oder punziert, auf Stein eingemeißelt und mit Farbe (rot, blau) ausgelegt. Qualität und Menge der Inschriften ist abhängig von den zur Verfügung stehenden Gesteinen. Metallplatten sind besonders auf der Peloponnes verbreitet. Bleiplättchen werden, zusammengerollt, für Verwünschungen bevorzugt. Silber und Gold sind äußerst selten. Die ältesten Inschriften stammen aus dem 8. Jh. v.Chr. Es gibt keinen Zwischenraum zwischen den Worten (scriptio continua); Interpunktionen finden sich in frühester Zeit willkürlich, in der Kaiserzeit nach röm. Vorbild gelegentlich; dann auch Abkürzungen.
Der Inhalt der Inschriften äußerst mannigfach. Am häufigsten sind Grabinschriften auf Grabstelen (mit Relief), -säulen, -altären: Namen der Toten und Gruß. Eine besondere Form bilden Grabgedichte - Weih-Inschriften an die Götter, oft auf dem geweihten Gegenstand selbst angebracht; häufig nach einem Sieg bei sportlichen oder musischen Agonen gestiftet [16]. - Ehren-Inschriften, vor allem Unterschriften von Statuen, erst seit dem 4.Jh. v.Chr. häufiger, in röm. Zeit massenhaft. - Bildhauer-Inschriften, in denen sich der ausführende Künstler nennt. - Dekrete mit den Beschlüssen der Gesamtgemeinde oder ihrer Abteilungen und Vereine, im Formular in den einzelnen Poleis verschieden. Es überwiegen Ehrendekrete für Bürger anderer Poleis, Könige, römische Magistrate, denen das Ehrenbürgerrecht (Proxenie) verliehen wird. - Freilassungsurkunden von Sklaven, oft als (fiktiver) Verkauf an eine Gottheit vollzogen und in deren Tempel dokumentiert. - Grenz- und Hypothekensteine (horoi). - Gesetze und Regelungen privatrechtlicher sowie öffentlicher und sakraler Angelegenheiten bis hin zur Kodifizierung geltenden Rechts. - Religiöse Texte, Hymnen (mit Noten). - Briefe von hellenistischen Königen und römischen Kaisern. - Bauinschriften, Abrechnungs-Urkunden, Inventarlisten von sakralem Gerät. - Listen und Kataloge von Gegenständen (z.B. auf den Schiffen der athenischen Flotte) und Personen (z.B. von eponymen Beamten, Priestern). - Zwischenstaatliche Urkunden (Asylieurkunden, Staatsverträge, Akten der Rechtssprechung).
Die Sammlung der antiken Inschriften wurde im Jahre 1815 von der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften auf Antrag von August Boeckh beschlossen. In den vier Bänden des "Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum" wurden 1828-1859 alle damals bekannten Inschriften gesammelt und kommentiert. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff vereinte 1902 das Prinzip der Autopsie mit dem der Vollständigkeit, beschränkte zugleich die auf 15 Bände geplanten "Inscriptiones Graecae" (IG) auf Griechenland, Italien und die Inseln der Ägäis. Zur Aktualisierung der Sammlung sind Neuauflagen (editio altera) sowie Supplementbände vorgesehen.
Die digitale Edition enthält, beginnend mit dem im Jahre 2001 erschienenen Band IG IX 1², 4, Texte und deutsche Übersetzungen aller Inschriften; die Aufnahme von Übersetzungen in anderen Sprachen ist vorgesehen. In den Übersetzungen wurde auf diakritische Zeichen weitgehend verzichtet; Ergänzungen sind nicht eigens gekennzeichnet, sondern ergeben sich aus dem Vergleich mit der Edition. In bestimmten Fällen sind weitergehende Ergänzungen aus dem kritischen Apparat in eckigen Klammern [ ] wiedergegeben; für den Sinnzusammenhang notwendige sowie erklärende Zusätze sind durch runde Klammern ( ) kenntlich gemacht. Lücken gleich welchen Umfangs werden einheitlich durch "- - -" gekennzeichnet. Alle Zeitangaben sind v. Chr., sofern nicht anders angegeben. Die Abkürzungen "S. d." (= "Sohn des") und "T. d." (= Tochter des") umschreiben das griechische Patronymikon.

Attika, 5.Jh. v.Chr.

IG I3, 2, 500 - IG I3, 2, 1517
IG I3, 2

Attika, 4. Jh. v.Chr. - 3. Jh. n.Chr.

IG II/III³ 1, 292 – IG II/III³ 1, 572
IG II/III³ 1, 2
IG II/III³ 1, 844 – IG II/III³ 1, 1133
IG II/III³ 1, 4
IG II/III³ 1, 1135 – IG II/III³ 1, 1461
IG II/III³ 1, 5

Attika, Öffentliche Weihungen

IG II/III³ 4, 1 – IG II/III³ 4, 664
IG II/III³ 4, 1
IG II/III³ 4, 665 – IG II/III³ 4, 1739
IG II/III³ 4, 2

Attika, Spätantike Inschriften

IG II/III2 13248-13690
IG II/III2 5

Aigina

IG IV2 2, 746 - IG IV2 2, 1239
IG IV2 2

Korinth, Spätantike Inschriften

IG IV² 3, 1240 – IG IV² 3, 1783
IG IV² 3

Inseln des Ionischen Meeres

IG IX 12, 4, 786 - IG IX 12, 4, 1779
IG IX 12, 4

Ostlokris

IG IX 12, 5, 1780 - IG IX 12, 5, 2047
IG IX 12, 5

Thessaloniki, Supplement

IG X 2, 1, 1042 – IG X 2, 1, 1673
IG X 2, 1s

Nordmakedonien, Ostteil

IG X 2, 2, 1 – IG X 2, 2, 411
IG X 2, 2, 1

Kos. Kalymna. Milesische Inseln

IG XII 4, 1, 1 - IG XII 4, 1, 423
IG XII 4, 1
IG XII 4, 2, 424 - IG XII 4, 2, 1239
IG XII 4, 2
IG XII 4, 3, 1240 - IG XII 4, 3, 3053
IG XII, 4, 3
IG XII 4, 4, 3054 - IG XII 4, 4, 3932
IG XII, 4, 4

Samos. Ikaria. Korassische Inseln

IG XII 6, 1, 1 - IG XII 6, 1, 536
IG XII 6, 1
IG XII 6, 2, 537 - IG XII 6, 2, 1290
IG XII 6, 2

Monuments of Mosul in Danger

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 [First posted in AWOL 9 February 2w016, updated 24 December 2018]

Monuments of Mosul in Danger
The project Monuments of Mosul in Danger (Ohrožená architektura města Mosulu) – supported by the Oriental Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, and the research programme Strategy AV21 of The Czech Academy of Sciences – was launched in reaction to a serious threat to the Mosul architectural sites from ISIS (Daesh), who seized the town in June 2014. Since then, dozens of historical sites have been razed to the ground or severely damaged. Monuments of diverse types, such as mosques, madrasas, mausolea, graveyards, churches and monasteries have been subject to destruction. 
Mosul architecture has only been marginally researched by Western scholars. Because of this, we are not aware of how much world cultural heritage we have been deprived of. The first and only systematic survey of Islamic, Christian, and Jewish monuments in Mosul was conducted by Ernst Herzfeld in 1907-1908. Subsequently, only several aspects of Mosul medieval architecture have been written about by, among others, Ugo Monneret de Villard and Eugen Wirth. Mosul architecture has been studied by many outstanding Iraqi researchers (e.g., Sa‛id al-Diwahji, Tariq Jawad Janabi, Ahmad Qasim al-Jum‛a, Ahmad al-Sufi, al-Kubaisi, al-Tutunchi, and others). Their research, however, remains largely unrecognized by the Western historical and archeological discourse.

Open Access Journal: Μακεδονικά - Makedonika

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[First posted in AWOL 21 January 2016, updated 24 January 2018]

Μακεδονικά - Makedonika
e-ISSN:2241-2018
ISSN:0076-289X
Η Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών, με ιδιαίτερη χαρά σας υποδέχεται στη νέα ιστοσελίδα του περιοδικού της Μακεδονικά, το οποίο εκδίδεται ανελλιπώς από το 1940 ως σήμερα.
Σας προσκαλεί να ερευνήσετε τα πλούσια περιεχόμενα του μακρόβιου περιοδικού της, τα οποία αφορούν στην ιστορία του βόρειου ελληνικού χώρου και κυρίως αυτήν της Μακεδονίας, την αρχαιολογία, τις τέχνες, τη λαογραφία και τη γλωσσολογία.
Η ανάρτηση των ψηφιοποιημένων τόμων θα γίνει σταδιακά και μέχρι την πλήρη ανάρτηση του συνόλου των τόμων, οι ερευνητές έχουν τη δυνατότητα να αναζητήσουν την πλήρη ψηφιοποιημένη μορφή του περιοδικούΜακεδονικά και στον ιστότοπο της Εταιρείας:  www.ems.gr

Η ηλεκτρονική αυτή έκδοση των Μακεδονικών υλοποιείται χάρη στη γόνιμη συνεργασία του Εθνικού Κέντρου Τεκμηρίωσης (ΕΚΤ), η οποία σύντομα θα επεκταθεί και με την ανάρτηση του περιοδικού Ελληνικά.
Η ηλεκτρονική έκδοση του περιοδικού Μακεδονικά θα κυκλοφορεί συγχρόνως με την έντυπη μορφή του, η οποία κανονικά θα διατίθεται από το βιβλιοπωλείο της Εταιρείας και τα συμβεβλημένα βιβλιοπωλεία

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Πέτρος Θέμελης
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Πολυξένη Αδάμ-Βελένη
31-63

Κυριάκος Ι. Κωνσταντούλας
65-82

Κατερίνα Τζαναβάρη
83-98

Ευαγγελία Δ. Στεφανή
99-123

Μαρία Λιλιμπάκη-Ακαμάτη
125-138

Αναστασία Χρυσοστόμου
139-156

Νεκτάριος Πουλακάκης
157-173

Νεκτάριος Πουλακάκης, Ειρήνη Ψαρρά
175-200

Γεωργία Καραμήτρου-Μεντεσίδη
201-218

Λ. Γ. Γκέλου
219-233

Βασιλεία Φ. Πέτσα
237-243

Ιωάννης Τουράτσογλου
245-247

Αργυρώ Β. Τατάκη
249-253

Μαρία Λιλιμπάκη-Ακαμάτη
255-262

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Αθ. Ε. Καραθανάσης
274-283

Μαρία Ι. Καζαμία-Τσέρνου
283-300

Νέλλη Μελίδου-Κεφαλά
301-308

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Horse Unearthed in Pompeii

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Pompeii Horse UnearthedPOMPEII, ITALY—News of the latest exciting discovery in Pompeii comes from the Guardian, which reports that archaeologists excavating in an exceptionally well-preserved villa just north of the city have uncovered an intact horse buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The horse, one of two, or perhaps three, found thus far in the villa’s stables, still wears a military-style harness. The team has also unearthed bronze elements of what they believe to be a type of saddle with four horns and a wooden substructure that provided stability for the rider at a time before the adoption of stirrups. This saddle design is known to have been for military use. According to Massimo Osanna, the director general of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the horses were thoroughbreds and belonged to the wealthy villa’s owner, who may have been a general in the Roman army. For other discoveries from the new excavations in Pompeii, go to “Top 10 Discoveries of 2018.” 

A Persian Military Outpost Identified in Israel

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ACRE, ISRAEL—Haaretz reports that archaeologists digging at the site of Tel Keisan ("hill of treachery" in Arabic) in northern Israel have unearthed the remains of a Persian military outpost that might have played a role in the succesful 525 B.C. Achaemenid invasion of Egypt. According to historians such as Diodurus Siculus and Strabo, King Cambyses II attacked Egypt after massing a huge army on the plains near the city of Acre. The team, led by Ben-Gurion University archaeologist Gunnar Lehmann and David Schloen of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, believe that Tel Keisan was probably one of several outposts that played a role in supporting the Persian expeditionary force during its build up. The Persian-period fortifications at Tel Keisan were later heavily damaged during Alexander the Great's fourth-century B.C. campaign to drive the Achaemenids out of the Levant. To read in-depth about the ancient Egyptian occupation of the region, go to “Egypt’s Final Redoubt in Canaan.”  

 

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