To introduce the major political, economic, social and cultural characteristics and developments of the Hellenistic period. To consider the distinctive and unifying features of the Hellenistic world ...

The ancient find has provided new information that changes the site's historical record. "Contrary to previous hypotheses that attributed this structure to the First Temple period, it seems that it ...

“Contrary to previous hypotheses that attributed this structure to the First Temple period, it seems that it was built later – during the Hellenistic period – when the land of Israel was under ...

Eventually, we identified it as a tower or fortress dating back to the Hellenistic period, or 2,200 years ago.” The region’s Hellenistic period—named for pervasive Greek influence—began ...

He was a runaway slave who led a rebellion on the island of Chios during the Hellenistic period. He carved out a name for himself in an era when the enslaved had few means of resistance. We read his ...

The site, unearthed by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Ministry of Heritage with help from volunteers nationwide, dates back to the Hellenistic period under Ptolemaic and Seleucid rule.

The Israel Antiquities Authority and the Heritage Ministry, which are jointly leading the dig north of Nahal Zohar, say the findings date to the Hellenistic period, when the Ptolemies and ...

Credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority A mysterious pyramid-shaped stone mound that stood undisturbed for more than 2,000 years overlooking the Dead Sea may not be a tomb, as long believed ...