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Map of the Roman Rule in the Levant, c. 200 CE
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of the Roman Rule in the Levant, c. 200 CE

The Roman Levant around 200 CE, during the height of imperial consolidation under the Severan dynasty (193 - 235 CE), formed one of the empire’s most dynamic and interconnected frontier regions. Administratively divided into the provinces...
The Temple and Causeway at Herod's Harbor
Image by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A.

The Temple and Causeway at Herod's Harbor

As part of Herod the Great's building program, with the temple located at the eastern foot of Herod's Harbor and the northwestern unbridgable entrance, the diameter route of its causeway would have expedited the movement of goods and military...
Statue of Juba II
Image by Carole Raddato

Statue of Juba II

Statue of Juba II (c. 48 BCE-23 CE), represented as a Greek hero, found in the West Baths of Caesarea Mauretaniae (Cherchell, Algeria), dated to the royal period, 1st-century BCE-1st century CE. Archaeological Museum of Cherchell (Musée...
Promontory Palace of Herod the Great
Image by Carole Raddato

Promontory Palace of Herod the Great

The Promontory Palace of Herod the Great stretching into the sea, Caesarea, Israel.
Bust of Juba II
Image by Carole Raddato

Bust of Juba II

Portrait head of Juba II (c. 48 BCE to 23 CE), found in the East Baths of Caesarea Mauretaniae (Cherchell, Algeria), dated to the royal period, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Archaeological Museum of Cherchell (Musée public national...
Inner Harbor, Eastern Wharf
Image by Carole Raddato

Inner Harbor, Eastern Wharf

Part of the eastern wharf of the inner harbor, Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
Aerial View of Herod's Harbor
Image by Ron Gafni - SkyPics

Aerial View of Herod's Harbor

Aerial view of Herod's harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
Towers and Arches at Herod's Harbor
Image by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A.

Towers and Arches at Herod's Harbor

As part of Herod the Great's building program, about Herod's Harbor in Caesarea Maritima, Josephus mentions “a great number of arches where the mariners dwelt” and “very large towers on a wall that ran around it.” The breakwater arms to which...
First Crusade
Definition by Mark Cartwright

First Crusade

The First Crusade (1095-1102) was a military campaign by western European forces to recapture the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. Conceived by Pope Urban II following an appeal from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I...
Justinian I
Definition by Will Wyeth

Justinian I

Justinian I reigned as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. Born around 482 CE in Tauresium, a village in Illyria, his uncle Emperor Justin I was an imperial bodyguard who reached the throne on the death of Anastasius in 518...
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