History

Catholic Encyclopedia: Hebron Catholic Encyclopedia: Hebron- History of the Biblical city. Beit Shemesh: Biblical City on the Border Between Judah and Philistia Beit Shemesh: Biblical City on the Border Between Judah and Philistia- Archaeology of the ancient city, with photographs and Old Testament passages. Bible Places: Beth Shemesh Bible Places: Beth Shemesh- Pictures and text illuminating the biblical site's history. Beit She'an and Scythopolis Beit She'an and Scythopolis- Archaeology and ancient history of the old city, with photographs. Love of the Land: Beersheba Love of the Land: Beersheba- Biblical and recent historical profile of the city. Archaeological Sites in Israel: Be'er Sheva Archaeological Sites in Israel: Be'er Sheva- Essay on the history and ruins of Beersheba, from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With photographs. Bible Places: Beersheba Bible Places: Beersheba- Pictures and text illuminating the biblical site. Jewish Encyclopedia: Beer-sheba Jewish Encyclopedia: Beer-sheba- Biblical importance of the ancient Israeli city. Ashkelon Excavations Ashkelon Excavations- Homepage of an ongoing Harvard archaeological dig exploring Canaanite, Philistine, and Phoenician Ashkelon. Ashkelon, Ancient City of the Sea Ashkelon, Ancient City of the Sea- Preview of a National Geographic feature article. Ashkelon Ashkelon- Article from The Jewish Magazine about the history and archaeology of the city. Bible Places: Ashkelon Bible Places: Ashkelon- Pictures and text illuminating the biblical site. Ashkelon's Dead Babies Ashkelon's Dead Babies- Article from the journal Archaeology about the baffling find of nearly 100 infant skeletons in a late Roman-early Byzantine sewer. The Conquest of Ashdod The Conquest of Ashdod- Historical essay about the role of Ashdod in Assyrian annals and Biblical texts. Ariel Chai Ariel Chai- Pictorial history of the town from its 18th (chai) anniversary celebration in 1996. Arad: Canaanite City and Israelite Citadel Arad: Canaanite City and Israelite Citadel- History and archaeology of the city and its environs. With photographs. Bible Places: Arad Bible Places: Arad- Ancient history of the city, with photographs of archaeological sites. Archaeology in Israel: Acco (Acre) Archaeology in Israel: Acco (Acre)- The history and archaeological remains of the city's past. Akko (Acre) Akko (Acre)- History of the city, including the 1947 prison break-in. Marib Dam Marib Dam- A photo gallery of the modern dam and the remains of the ancient earth dam and its stone work. A Dam at Marib A Dam at Marib- An account of the dam which collapsed in the sixth century CE, and the society which it supported. Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade- An interactive presentation of the ancient kingdoms of Yemen, trade routes, religion and culture. History of Yemen History of Yemen- Hyperlinked article covering the history of the area, from the pre-Islamic kingdoms, to the present. [Wikipedia] Ancient Yemen Ancient Yemen- An overview of the history of Yemen from 1000 BCE to 1994. Yemen Timeline Yemen Timeline- A history of Yemen since the British seizure of Aden in 1839 to 1991. Hosted by the University of Texas. The History Guy: Saudi-Yemen Border Conflict The History Guy: Saudi-Yemen Border Conflict- Includes a description and causes of the 1998 flare up between the two nations. The History Guy: Yemeni Tribal Uprising The History Guy: Yemeni Tribal Uprising- Includes a description, causes, casualty figures, and links pertaining to the conflict. WWW-VL - History: United Arab Emirates WWW-VL - History: United Arab Emirates- Categorized directory of links. Syrian History Syrian History- Online museum. Timeline, music, videos, and photo gallery. Wikipedia: History of Qatar Wikipedia: History of Qatar- An outline of the history of this Gulf state from the online collaborative encyclopedia.