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Levant
Levant is the name applied widely to the eastern Mediterranean coastal lands of Asia Minor and Phoenicia (modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon). In a wider sense, the term can be used to encompass the entire coastline from Greece to Egypt...

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Interview: Medieval Christian Art in the Levant
Medievalists retain misconceptions and myths about Oriental Christians. Indeed, the fact that the Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity is an afterthought for many. During the Middle Ages, Christians from different creeds and confessions...

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Roman Rule in the Levant, c. 200 CE
This map illustrates the Roman Levant c. 200 CE, encompassing the provinces of Syria Coele, Syria Phoenice, Judea (renamed Syria Palaestina), and Arabia Petraea. It was a culturally diverse and strategically vital region, serving as a trade...

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Herodian Tetrarchy in the Levant, c. 5 CE
A map illustrating the geopolitical situation in the Levant after Herod the Great's death (an ambitious ruler appointed as the King of Judea by the Roman Senate in 37 BCE). The Herodian Tetrarchy, established by Herod the Great's will, divided...

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Muslim Invasion of the Levant, 634 CE
A map depicting the Muslim invasion into the Levant, then controlled by the Byzantine Empire, in 634 CE.

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Map of the Levant
This map shows the place of the Levant (highlighted in red) within the eastern Mediterranean.

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Oldest Large-Scale Slab in the Levant
This is a stone slab incised with a repeated array of concentric irregular squares. A line of 3 slabs bearing this decoration was found in a wall inside "Structure 2" at Wadi al-Hammeh 27. They were supported by a backing of rubble, with...

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The Levant, 1263 CE
A map showing the various states of the Levant c. 1263 CE.
Light Blue: Mamluk Sultanate
Dark Blue: Latin East

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Imported Cypriot Pottery Bull to the Levant
During the Late Bronze Age, the trade contacts established with Cyprus in the preceding period were intensified. This type of bull was very popular in the Levant, either as ornaments or perhaps as feeding bottles. Base ring ware. LBI-II...

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Map of the Levant circa 830 BCE
A map of Palestine circa 830 BC, showing the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, as well as the surrounding kingdoms and tribes.