Feb 24 Blog
By: Sarah Yeomans
Ancient Pergamon's strategic location along both land and sea trading routes contributed to its prosperity. Pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean region would flock to the city to engage in commerce or to visit the famous Asclepion, a center of medical treatments.
Jan 29 Blog
By: Theodore Feder
A wall painting found in the House of the Physician in Pompeii contains the earliest known depiction of a Biblical scene. Two onlookers in the crowd appear to be the Greek philosophers Socrates and Aristotle, according to author Theodore Feder. What do the onlookers reveal about the place of Biblical culture in the Greco-Roman world?
Feb 17 Blog
By: J. Harold Ellens
Ptolemy’s grandest project, begun in 306 B.C.E., was the Library of Alexandria, a research center that held one million books by the time of Jesus.
Sep 16 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast lies the spectacular port city of Thonis.
Dec 24 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
In part one of a two-part series, Douglas Boin presents new archaeological and historical research in the study of early Christianity.
Nov 4 Blog
The Fihrist, and the scholarship it represents, is one of the shining positives that emerged from the Crusades.
Mar 1 Blog
By: Frank Holt
When the known world proved too small, Alexander the Great set his sights east. At its height, Alexander’s empire stretched east to India, north to the Danube River and south to the upper Nile.
Jan 26 Blog
The fourth-century bishop of Myra, later canonized as St. Nicholas (and commonly remembered as Santa Claus), shaped the development of the Christian city before being buried at Myra.
Oct 6 Blog
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott reviews "The Cities That Built the Bible" by Robert R. Cargill.
Dec 11 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Showcasing bronze statues from the Hellenistic-period Mediterranean region, Power and Pathos is an unprecedented international exhibition.
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