InterNet Resources

1. On-Line Lectures and Documents which are mainly text - print these out to refer to and keep for future reference.
They may also be useful if you take courses in Western Civilization or History.

• World Civilizations Courses, Washington State Univeristy :
  Philip of Macedon || Alexander the Great || The three Empires || The Hebrews - "Yavan in the House of Shem" || Rome || The Republic of Rome || The Conquest of Itlay
• A Crash Course in Jewish History - Israeli site :
  Alexander the Great and Hellenism || Greek Persecution || Revolt of the Maccabbees || Hannukah || The Romans || Herod the Great
• Christian Leadership Center :
  The Greek Period || Between the Testaments || The Roman Occupation || The Herodians
• New Geneva Center :
  Alexander the Great || Overview of Hellenistic culture || Hellenistic Culture - part 2 || Hannibal || The rise of the Roman Republic
• Boise State University :
  Index page for lectures on Philip, Alexander, Hellenism
  Index Page for lectures on Carthage and the Punic Wars
• Atlantic Baptist Univeristy, Canada : - the photos are generally excellent. NOTE - as of March 31, 2008 this whole site seems to have gone down
  Jewish History after the Death of Alexander || Chronology
  Map 310 BC || Map 300 BC || Map 270 BC || Map 240 BC || Map 90 BC || Map 40 BC || Map - Roman Empire 25BC || Map of Palestine in the Maccabean Period || Map of Herod's Kingdom
  The Letter of Aristeas || Antiochan Persecution || The Maccabees || The Hasmoneans || The Hasmoneans part 2 || Hasmonean Family Tree
  Pompey and the End of Jewish Independence
  Palestine under Herod the Great || Herod the Great || Herod the Great - part 2 || Herodian Family Tree
  The Jerusalem Temple || Herod's Temple - scroll down for lots of photos || Reconstructions of Herod's Temple || Scale Model of Herod's Temple || Scale Model of Herod's Temple and Jerusalem - the structure with four square towers is the Antonia Fortress for the Roman soldiers || Temple Mount || Temple Mount - another view || Robinson's Arch - on the Temple Mount || Robinson's Arch - another view || Robinson's Arch - another view || Remains of Shops under Robinson's Arch || Corner of Temple Mount Wall, with Robinson's Arch || Herodian Street Along the Western Wall || Wilson's Arch - it once supported an entrance to the Temple || Wilson's Arch || The "Seam" on the SE Temple Mount Wall - when Herod rebuilt the Temple, he enlarged its grounds - the vertical line in the wall shows where he extended the wall || Wall and Gates of Herod's Temple || "Walls of Herodian Temple" - these walls were part of the retaining wall for the mount on which the Temple itself was built - they were not really part of the Holy place on top of the mount || Temple sign || Temple warning
  The Herodion - sketch plan and large photo || Herodion || The Herodion || Herodion - large photo || outside Herodion
  Herod's Palace at Jericho || Herod's Palace at Jericho || Herod's Palace at Jericho - another page
  Caesarea Maritima
  Masada || Masada || Masada - the Lower Palace
  Reconstruction of a house from the time of Herod
  The Stoa of Attalos, Athens, Greece - this is thought to be what "Herod's Portico" would have looked like || Stoa of Attalos - another photo || Stoa of Attalos - another photo

2. General Informational Sites :

• From the Holy Land Photos site : use left-hand links for photos and information
  Temple Mount - Southern Wall Excavations || Herodium || Machaerus || Hebron || Caesarea Maritima || Capernaum || Galilee Boat || First Century AD Tomb in Jerusalem || A Rolling-Stone tomb || Kidron Valley tombs || Family Tomb of Herod || Jason's Tomb || Tomb of Grapes || Ossuary || Ossuary || Ossuary || Ossuaries - these are from the grounds of the Church "Dominus flevit" - The Lord Wept - the traditional place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem
• From the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs :
  Herodium || Jericho - Herod's Winter Palace || Banias || Capernaum || Galilee boat from Roman period || Jerusalem - Herodian street || Burial Sites and Tombs of the Second Temple period
• From Bible Places site :
  Temple Mount excavations || Temple Mount || Masada || Herodium || Caesarea Maritima || Caesarea Philippi
• From Virtual Religion .net :
  Perspective on the World of Jesus || Alexander the Great || Philip of Macedon || Antiochus IV || Mattathias ben Johanan || Judah Maccabee || Herod the Great || Mariamne || Cleopatra VII || Josephus || The Family of Ptolemy || The Family of Seleucus || Hasmonean Dynasty || The Family of Herod || The Family of Josephus || Caesaria Maritima (Caesarea by the Sea) || The Decapolis || Masada || Hebron || Pontius Pilate || Felix || Festus || Site Map - scroll down for many more links to documents and articles about people and places of the Biblical world
• From the Livius site :
  Alexander the Great - index page for a series of articles || The Ptolemies || The Septuagint || The Seleucids || Hannibal || The Province of Judea || The Caiaphas Family Tomb || Herod the Great
• From the Roman Empire net :
  The Early Republic - large page - one has to scroll down for the Punic Wars || The Republic of Rome || Roman Army || The Roman Fleet
• From the Church of God Bible Study site :
  Antiochus IV || The Roman Empire || Roman Emperors || Roman Legions || The Ptolemaic Dynasty || Roman Roads
• From the Bible History site :
  Cleopatra's children - listen to the 3 sound files to hear what happened to Cleopatra's children || The Donations of Alexandria || Descendents of Herod and Mariamne || Herod the Great - lots of information
• From the CRI/Voice Institute :
  Palestine under the Herods || The Political Rulers of Palestine
• From Dr. K. C. Hanson's site :
  Herodian Political Office || Caiaphas Ossuary
• From a Christian Travel site :
  The Herodion - photos and information || Caesarea Maritima || The Galilee Boat from Jesus' time || Masada || Banias
• From the Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs :
  Herodium || Temple Mount
• From the History Guide and the eHistory Archive:
  Republican Rome || Julius Caesar || Augustus Caesar || Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana || The Batle of Actium || Roman Society
• From other sites :
  Alexander the Great Homepage - index page for a series of articles || Plutarch's "Life of Alexander" || Alexander - Macedonian view || Alexander visits the Tomb of Cyrus || Alexander the Great - good map at foot of page
  The Age of Hellenism || Reign of the Ptolemies || The Septuagint || The Letter of Aristeas || the text of The Letter of Aristeas || The Rosetta Stone
  the Seleucids || The Maccabean Revolt || Hanuka || the Hasmonean Dynasty
  Chronolgy for Rome, 2,000 BC - 568 AD || Rome || Ancient Rome || The Roman Army || The Roman Navy || The First Punic War || Cannae
  Cleopatra || Cleopatra || Mark Antony || The Actium Project || The Pax Romana || The Pax Romana || Pontius Pilate || The InterTestamental Period
  Herod and his family || Herod || Josephus' account of Herod and Mariamne || Herod and his building projects
  Herod's Temple || The Herodion - photo and information || The Herodion - photos and information || Machaerus || Hebron
  Caesarea Philippi - also known as Banias or Panias || The Decapolis || The Decapolis || Ossuary - from Jerusalem? || Images of Judaism - scroll down to see a photo of a foot from a crucifixion. The first photo is not of the ivory pomeganate, but of a piece of silver with a blessing written on it

other useful articles can be found by using the Topics as search words in Search Engines such as MSN, Dogpile, or AltaVista

This Week's Assignment

20 Questions - on a separate Web Page

Remember to cite your sources

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