Sep 13
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the best-known surviving texts from the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–332 BCE), due almost entirely to its proposed connection […]
Sep 9
The Justinian Plague (c. 541–750 CE) was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. The Byzantine chronicler Procopius recorded that the plague claimed the […]
Sep 2
Although family members typically cared for the elderly in antiquity, the concept of places dedicated to elder care is by no means a modern invention. […]
Aug 31
Excavations at the site of Neve Efraim, near Tel Aviv, have revealed three of the oldest lamp wicks ever discovered. Although wicks may seem like […]
Aug 27
Once an impressive stronghold of the Roman Empire, the city of Dura-Europos, located along the banks of the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, is a […]
Aug 26
Editor’s Note: This Bible History Daily article discusses an unprovenanced object. Learn more about the problems associated with objects that lack a secure archaeological context. “Heliodorus son of […]
Aug 24
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered the largest dam ever constructed in ancient Israel. Dated to the reigns of kings Joash and Amaziah of Judah (late ninth […]
Aug 17
“Of Queen Berenice” reads the reverse of this solid gold coin discovered in the Givati Parking Lot excavations in Jerusalem. Minted for Queen Berenice II […]
Aug 14
What is a biblical family tree if not a family tree? Genesis 10 famously presents the so-called “Table of Nations,” a long list of the […]
Aug 12
Well known for its role in the biblical Exodus, the Sinai Peninsula spans roughly 23,000 square miles, making it larger than the modern state of […]
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