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Showing posts with label Jerusalem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jerusalem. Show all posts
Friday, August 5, 2022

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: Crusader's Path by Mary Ann Bernal

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  From the sweeping hills of Argences to the port city of Cologne overlooking the River Rhine, Etienne and Avielle find themselves drawn by ...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

1800-Year-Old Roman Era Theater Found at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

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Ancient Origins What seems to be a long-lost ancient Roman Theater has been unearthed next to Jerusalem's Western Wall. The archaeo...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

1,400-Year-Old Coins are the Forgotten Remnants of a Terrifying Siege on Jerusalem

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Ancient Origins Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a hoard of rare Byzantine bronze coins from a site dating back t...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

First Ever Ancient Gold Coin to Be Found in Jerusalem Bears Image of Emperor Nero

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Ancient Origins The discovery of a rare gold coin bearing the image of the Roman Emperor Nero at the University of North Carolina at C...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

History Trivia - Siege of Jerusalem

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May 10 70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, opened a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacked the city's Th...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

2500 –Year Old Signet Ring from Tradeswomen Uncovered in Jerusalem

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Ancient Origins A rare inscription of a woman's name on one semi-precious-stone dating to the First Temple Period has been discover...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

History Trivia - Sixth Crusade - ten year truce signed

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February 18 1229 The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signed a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazare...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

History Trivia - Knights Templar receive rules of their order

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January 13 1128 Knights Templar (warrior monks) received the rules of their order, which was to police the Pilgrimage route to the Holy...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

History Trivia - Judas Maccabaeus restores the Temple in Jerusalem

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November 21 164 BC Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restored the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is com...
Sunday, October 18, 2015

History Trivia - Church of the Holy Sepulcher destroyed

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October 18 1009 The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, a Christian church in Jerusalem, was completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-...
Monday, September 7, 2015

History Trivia - solar eclipse marks the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes

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Sept 7  1251 BC a solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.  70 The Romans sacke...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

History Trivia - Treaty of Picquigny signed

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August 29 70 The Temple of Jerusalem burned after a nine-month Roman siege. 1350 Battle of Winchelsea (Les Espagnols sur Mer): The...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

History Trivia - The Tower of Antonia destroyed by Roman army

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August 8  70 The Tower of Antonia, military barracks built by Herod the Great in Jerusalem, and named after Herod's patron Mark An...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

History Trivia - Supernova seen in Cassiopeia

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August 4  70 the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. 1181 Supernova was seen in Cassiopeia, a constellati...