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| 25 |
24 June 2026 |
that residents of Khirbet el-Maqatir during the Jewish–Roman wars secretly cut a passage between their hiding cave and a water cistern so they could draw water unseen while hiding from the Romans? |
| 24 |
22 May 2026 |
that an inscribed stone from the abandoned village of Tarmisa, Libya, bears a Christian Chi Rho monogram within a wreath that may have originated in a Roman-era church? |
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| 23 |
14 May 2026 |
that an Ibadi mosque in Temezda, Libya, was originally a Byzantine church? |
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| 22 |
9 May 2026 |
that a funerary inscription from Campania commemorates a Jerusalem-born woman, likely enslaved during the First Jewish–Roman War, who died at the age of 25? |
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| 21 |
24 April 2026 |
that the Heliodorus stele is an independent source for an episode previously known only from 2 Maccabees? |
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| 20 |
06 March 2026 |
that a Galilean fortress once thought to be built by Akko-Ptolemais against the Hasmoneans, was actually built by the Hasmoneans to monitor Akko? |
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| 19 |
03 March 2026 |
that the excavator of the Palazzo delle Colonne had to publish his findings from photographs and memory after World War II interrupted the excavation and vandals destroyed the records? |
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| 18 |
24 February 2026 |
that a wealthy councillor's house in the ancient Egyptian desert city Trimithis preserves a line from a lost tragedy by Euripides? |
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| 17 |
13 February 2026 |
that Al-Qunayyah, a village in Jordan, is thought to have been the site of a Roman-era sanctuary? |
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| 16 |
25 January 2026 |
that the function of more than thirty grooved stone pillars at Horvat Sumaqa (pictured) remains unknown? |
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| 15 |
20 January 2026 |
that an ancient amulet discovered in Horvat Rimmon bears a love charm in which its owner invokes angels to make another person love him? |
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| 14 |
03 January 2026 |
that the Zoninus collar (pictured) is the only known Roman slave collar that offers a reward for returning its wearer? |
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| 13 |
30 September 2025 |
that during the siege of Jerusalem in the First Jewish Revolt, the Romans crucified prisoners in various positions to intimidate the defenders into surrender? |
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| 12 |
17 September 2025 |
... that Red Sea tuna and seashells found at the roadside station of Khirbet es-Samra suggest that long-distance trade reached deep into Roman Arabia? |
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| 11 |
22 July 2025 |
... that a stepped pyramid at Horvat Midras (pictured) has been identified as the remnant of a monumental family tomb from Second Temple Judea? |
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| 10 |
29 June 2025 |
... that Horvat Mazad's walls, which also functioned as storage rooms, were likely a revival of centuries-old military architecture? |
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| 9 |
16 June 2025 |
... that the construction of the Colosseum was funded by spoils from the First Jewish–Roman War? |
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| 8 |
11 November 2024 |
... that the suppression of the Diaspora Revolt of 115–117 CE led to the near-total annihilation and displacement of Jewish communities in Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and much of Egypt? |
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| 7 |
25 October 2024 |
... that a small golden bell found at the site of the Mount Gerizim Temple is believed to have been part of the ephod of a high priest, as described in Exodus 28? |
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| 6 |
21 September 2024 |
... that the Rabbinic period was foundational in the ongoing development of Judaism and its traditions? (shared) |
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| 5 |
21 May 2024 |
... that excavations at Horvat 'Eqed (pictured) uncovered coinage and hiding complexes dating from the Bar Kokhba revolt, as well as arrowheads, armor scales, slingshots, and ballistae? |
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| 4 |
2 May 2024 |
... that the Jewish villagers of Qision dedicated an inscription for the salvation of Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family? |
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| 3 |
12 April 2024 |
... that the mansions in the Herodian Quarter contain frescoes with burn marks and charred wooden beams, serving as evidence of Jerusalem's destruction in 70 AD? |
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| 2 |
6 April 2024 |
... that Maggio di Accettura, a festival in Italy dedicated to the Christian martyr Saint Julian, might have pagan origins or be linked to Langobard history? |
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| 1 |
5 April 2024 |
... that the ancient Jewish town of Modi'in housed a monumental mausoleum for the Hasmonean family, built in the 2nd century BC, that remains undiscovered? |
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