REL 433 - Biblical Archaeology
InterNet Links
Week 14
Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic Period, the Roman Republic, and the Herodian Dynasty
InterNet Resources
- Dr. Klein's site : 331-201 BC, Alexander to Seleucids, Timeline and photos || 201-63 BC, Timeline and photos || 63 BC-AD 135 Timeline - Roman
- Boise State University : Index page for lectures on Philip, Alexander, Hellenism || Index Page for lectures on Carthage and the Punic Wars
- 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
- Joseph Berrigan site : Alexander and Persia || The Battle of Granicus || The Battle of Issus || The Sieges of Tyre and Gaza || The Battle of Guagamela || The Battle of Hydaspes
- 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
- Atlantic Baptist Univeristy, Canada : - the photos are generally excellent. NOTE - this whole site may 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
- 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
- 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
- Bible Places site : Temple Mount excavations || Temple Mount || Masada || Herodium || Caesarea Maritima || Caesarea Philippi
- Christian Leadership Center : The Greek Period || Between the Testaments || The Roman Occupation || The Herodians
- From the CRI/Voice Institute : Palestine under the Herods || The Political Rulers of Palestine
- Crystalinks : Hebron || Ancient Rome
- Christian Travel site : The Herodion - photos and information || Caesarea Maritima || The Galilee Boat from Jesus' time || Masada || Banias
- History Guide : Republican Rome || Julius Caesar || Augustus Caesar || Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana || Roman Society
- From the Church of God Bible Study site : Antiochus IV || The Roman Empire || Roman Emperors || Roman Legions || The Ptolemaic Dynasty || Roman Roads
- From Dr. K. C. Hanson's site : Herodian Political Office || Caiaphas Ossuary
- 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
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs : Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple || Temple Mount || Jerusalem - Herodian street || Burial Sites and Tombs of the Second Temple period || Jericho - Herod's Winter Palace || Banias || Capernaum || Galilee boat from Roman period || Herodium || Herodium || Herod's tomb || Caesarea Maritima
- Jerusalem Archives : The Hasmoneans || Salome Alexandra || Herod || The time of Christ
- New Geneva Center : Alexander the Great || Overview of Hellenistic culture || Hellenistic Culture - part 2 || Hannibal || The rise of the Roman Republic
- 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 other sites :
Herod's Temple
The First Punic War
Chronology for Rome, 2,000 BC - 568 AD
The Battle of Actium
Cleopatra
Images of Judaism - scroll down to see a photo of a foot from a crucifixion. The first photo is not of the ivory pomegranate, but of a piece of silver with a blessing written on it
The Roman Navy
The Actium Project
Reign of the Ptolemies
Herod
Alexander the Great Homepage - index page for a series of articles
Caesarea Philippi - also known as Banias or Panias
Mark Antony
The Decapolis
The InterTestamental Period
The Septuagint
History of Jerusalem - Bar-Ilan University course
The Rosetta Stone
The Pax Romana
Rome
Cannae
Plutarch's "Life of Alexander"
The Decapolis
Machaerus
the Hasmonean Dynasty
Josephus' account of Herod and Mariamne
Hanuka
Resources for "Palestine at the time of Jesus"
Alexander - Macedonian view
the Seleucids
The Herodion - photos and information
Alexander visits the Tomb of Cyrus
The Herodion - photo and information
The Pax Romana
Cleopatra
The Letter of Aristeas
Herod and his family
Second Temple Synagogues - images, ancient literary citations, an excellent resource
Ossuary - from Jerusalem?
The Roman Army
The Age of Hellenism
The Maccabean Revolt
the text of The Letter of Aristeas
Pontius Pilate
Other useful articles can be found by using the Topics as search words in GoodSearch
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