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Gaza was a very old Phoenician settlement, often recorded in ancient Jewish sources. It was with Tyre the strongest fortress along the coast. It was besieged and conquered by [[Alexander the Great]] in 332 BCE. It was under Ptolemaic and then Seleucid rule. [[Alexander Jannaeus]] | Gaza was a very old Phoenician settlement, often recorded in ancient Jewish sources. It was with Tyre the strongest fortress along the coast. It was besieged and conquered by [[Alexander the Great]] in 332 BCE. It was under Ptolemaic and then Seleucid rule. [[Alexander Jannaeus]] destroyed it around 96 BCE. Its reconstruction occurred in the Roman period (around 61 BCE) by [[Gabinius]]. The city was under the rule of [[Herod the Great]] but after his death it was annexed once more to the province of Syria. It was attacked and sacked during the [[Jewish War]] and resurrected as a Roman colony afterward. | ||
==Gaza in ancient sources== | ==Gaza in ancient sources== | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 3 September 2010
Gaza (modern Gaza, Gaza Strip) is a city on the Mediterranean coast.
History
Gaza was a very old Phoenician settlement, often recorded in ancient Jewish sources. It was with Tyre the strongest fortress along the coast. It was besieged and conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE. It was under Ptolemaic and then Seleucid rule. Alexander Jannaeus destroyed it around 96 BCE. Its reconstruction occurred in the Roman period (around 61 BCE) by Gabinius. The city was under the rule of Herod the Great but after his death it was annexed once more to the province of Syria. It was attacked and sacked during the Jewish War and resurrected as a Roman colony afterward.
Gaza in ancient sources
Josephus, Jewish War
Josephus, Jewish Antiquities
Gaza in Scholarship
Gaza in Fiction
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External links
References (articles)
- Gaza / The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (1973-1987 Schurer / Vermes), book / 2 (1979) 98-103
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