Feb 5 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Who is buried in Alexander the Great’s family tomb? Although it has been known for some time that the tombs of the Great Tumulus included […]
Nov 17 Blog
By: Nijay Gupta
Ancient religions came in all shapes and sizes, but by and large they had in common association with a particular ethnic group, ties to a […]
Oct 6 Blog
Excavations near Ramat Rahel in southern Jerusalem have revealed the burial cave of a hetaira, an ancient Greek courtesan. Dating to the late fourth or […]
Nov 8 Blog
New excavations at the site of Blaundus in western Turkey are shedding light on the burial practices of ancient Asia Minor. Blaundus was a major […]
Aug 18 Blog
Marea, a Christian settlement built in Egypt shortly after the conquest of Alexander the Great, was 25 miles southwest of Alexandria. The newly discovered portions of the site date to the sixth century C.E., when Marea served as a waystation for Christian pilgrims traveling to Abu Mena, the location of the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria.
May 26 Blog
By: BAS Staf
The conquests of Alexander the Great brought Hellenism to the entire Near East in the late 4th century B.C.E. No Jewish community reflects the symbiosis […]
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