According to the archaeologists, fortification sections that were recently discovered in the excavations of the Givat parking lot in the City of David, in the National Park around the walls of Jerusalem, served as part of the fortification system that was established at the top of the hill of the City of David in the days of Antiochus Epiphanes
An important discovery that was recently uncovered in the archaeological excavations conducted by the Antiquities Authority in the Givati parking lot in the City of David, in the National Park surrounding the walls of Jerusalem, has apparently led to the solution of one of the greatest riddles in the archeology of Jerusalem: the question of the location of the Greek (Seleucid) hermitage - the well-known fortress built by Antiochus IV in order to control the city and oversee the activity in the temple, and which was finally subdued by the Hasmoneans.
During the 100 years of archaeological research in Jerusalem, there have been many proposals to identify the location of the Hakara, which is mentioned in the books of the Maccabees and in the descriptions of the historian Yosef ben Matitiahu. This uncertainty originates from the paucity of architectural remains that can be attributed to the time of the Greek presence in Jerusalem.
In recent months, according to the researchers, evidence of a citadel has been uncovered on Givat Ir David: a section of a massive wall, the base of a tower whose dimensions are impressive (about 4 m wide, and about 20 m long) and "slippery". The "slippery", which was built near the wall, is a sloping defensive element, made of layers of dirt, stones and plaster, designed to keep the attackers away from the base of the wall. This slope reached as far as the Tiropion gorge - the valley that crossed the city in ancient times, which was another obstacle in the system that protected the fortress. Lead sling stones, bronze arrow heads and catapult stones that were discovered on the site, and on which a quiver was stamped - which was the symbol of the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, are silent remnants of the battles that took place there during the Hasmonean days, in their attempt to conquer the fortress, which stood as a 'bone in the throat' of the city.
The sources tell about the population of the citadel with hired soldiers and Jews from Greece, and about the suffering that the people of Jerusalem suffered from the settlers. The strong system of fortifications withstood all attempts to conquer it, and only in 141 BC, at the end of a long siege and the starvation of the Greek garrison, did Shimon the Hasmonean succeed in surrendering them.
According to the archaeologists Dr. Doron Ben Ami, Yana Chachanovitz and Shloma Cohen, the managers of the excavation on behalf of the Antiquities Authority, "this sensational discovery makes it possible, for the first time, to reconstruct the reality of the settlement and the appearance of the city, on the eve of the outbreak of the Hasmonean rebellion. The new archaeological findings testify to the establishment of a properly fortified citadel, built on the high rock cliff, dominating the steep slopes of the Hill of the City of David. This citadel is close to all access roads to the temple, and cut it off from the southern parts of the city. The many coins, from the days of the kings Antiochus IV to the days of Antiochus VII, and the large number of wine jugs that were brought from the west to Jerusalem and discovered on the site, provide evidence of the time of the citadel, as well as the foreign identity of its inhabitants."
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This quarrel is an example of the reason why the Temple was destroyed.
By the way, I recently read Joseph's book The Wars of the Jews in the Romans... and I came across a passage that describes one of the first conflicts like this:
During her pilgrimage to the Temple Mount during one of the holidays, thousands of Jews came in a procession to the Temple.
Roman soldiers stood guard at the entrance to the Temple Mount.
Suddenly one of the Roman soldiers farted loudly.
The Jews were offended and a melee broke out which developed into an event with many casualties including several hundred deaths.
Later there was an escalation that led to many more wars and in the end to the destruction of the house.
I wonder if the reason, or one of the reasons for the destruction of the Second Temple is because Italians are not used to eating hummus.
Miracles
Yes. And I even succeeded. But for you I will say again (because it is obvious that you have difficulty understanding):
Nissim, you are not Jewish. You, Nissim, the so-called - Yehudon. And with Jews like you, it's really better that you stay out, because you're messing up the house.
Now is it more obvious?
anonymous
Did you try to say something?
Is this a more serious accusation than, for example, accusing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of his fondness for pistachio ice cream?
And - the second thing I wanted to ask you. (for better or for worse) Do you also intend to leave your wife when she becomes one big cuticle?
In any case, I wanted to wish you the best of luck during your stay in the US... from now on you have nowhere to run, maybe to Europe, try Greece... but in Europe you will really have to assimilate into society. Otherwise you and your children will not survive. so good luck.
anonymous
If true, this is a serious charge. I prefer to attribute his statement to stupidity, not to evil.
If he is behind this - I will only be more proud to be Greek and give up my Judaism completely.
I'd rather be a Christian than a Jew like him.
Miracles
His father - accuses proud matyons like you. what did not you understand?
Avihu
I didn't understand - are you blaming Jews for the Holocaust?
Father, your words are words of blasphemy, slander, hatred and malice, and it is obvious that you are an ultra-Orthodox who has not studied history or core studies at all. Well, please teach us the ultra-Orthodox: what happened in Germany around 1957, sixty years ago?
The moderates in Germany only 60 years ago hated their brothers and caused a world war and the elimination of 50% of their brothers
The Chinese for comparison, a people of the same age as the people of Israel number one and a half billion. That's what I meant - that we decreased in pogroms so much.
Why all this unpleasant verbal violence to say the least. What can justify a life and death war against each other. To walking death, I read your comments constantly, and some of them are very positive,
Messianism brought two house-destroyers: firstly those who lived in the time of Jeremiah and rebelled against the power of Babylon at that time, and the second by Bar Kochba, Elazar ben-Yair and Yochanan of Gush Halab and the Sikriim. Each of them is a charismatic and admirable figure, but together they brought unnecessary destruction in my opinion: the death of a million Jews] and their sale into slavery of another million and a half and an exile of two thousand years, which caused the people to increase 400,000 in the military number of Moshe Rabino (reminiscent a little of the documentation for the military people of Khabiru and from there Abiru), to the 12,000,000 we are today.
It seems that the current Christianity, and it is not more than 20% of this nation, will lead us all to an abyss from which we will not return.
Judaism with all its excellence, and the fact that the other two religions are derived from it, individuals within it and movements within it are sinful (not all) in my personal opinion only in arrogance. The belief in one nation, and the Gentiles who defile the land. These are pagan relics that must be disposed of.
Raphael
Here is what you and the Jews who lived in the original Greek period have in common.
a) Believe in one God
b) They believe that this god is called Jehovah
That's all we have in common other than that you are completely different, if they could see you they would call you from Greece and even worse, but it's not terrible because if they brought you one of them here you would do the same.
The conclusion here, according to your worldview, is that you are essentially a misfit and will end up extinct. Fortunately for you, your entire worldview is bullshit, and therefore your descendants at some point will believe in completely different things from you and it will have no meaning and there will be no "extinction".
Raphael
According to your comments, you are not close to Epicurus and Elisha ben Abuya. If the genius from Vilna, who was both an astronomer and a mathematician, had heard you, he would have said woe to us that we have come this way.
Raphael
Mathivon is "everyone who doesn't think like Raphael". And according to what you said, they will become extinct.
good luck in life
For our purposes, a Greek is a Jew who thinks that in order to be considered educated and enlightened and advanced in the eyes of the Gentiles, he needs to polish and kick the Torah of Hashem and the tradition of Israel and imitate the Gentiles and become one of them. A Greek is someone who thinks that if you want to be a scientist then you can't be a Jew at the same time. A Greek is one who fights together with the Gentiles against his Jewish brothers. From Greece he is an impersonalist who thinks that if he behaves like a gentile then the gentiles will agree to consider him one of them. Matthew is one to be pitied.
Raphael
Eric is right!! The Greeks, whom you despise, tripled the life expectancy of man. Thanks to these Greeks, the State of Israel exists today.
And you dare to threaten me? 🙂 In what? In what primitive curse?
Rafael, how low will you go because of your fear of being different? Is your faith so shaky that you talk like a kindergartener?
Raphael, if the definition of a 'Christian' is someone who does not support the stoning of homosexuals, I am proud to be one
It's good that you admit you're from the Orient. Now see what happened to them and what is left of them - just a few fossils (or appetizers) and you will understand what will happen to you and what will be left of you.
Raphael
Do you know what an anachronism is?
Raphael
It is common to define as a fossil only over 10,000 years. According to your understanding, I understand that there are no fossils 🙂
And yes, I am a proud Greek. This is the first nation that looked around and asked why. Without the Greeks there would be no science, medicine, computers, the Internet or the "Hidan" website.
Nissim, you meet the definition of an idol and also the definition of a fossil
By conquering the Hekra, the Hasmoneans gained access to the Temple and the beginning of the Hanukkah miracle - a story of supreme heroism. But conquering the citadel at this site seems very easy to accomplish given that its only source of drinking water is the Gihon Spring located to the south, in contrast to the surface runoff water sources located to the north and west of the Temple Mount. I would not rest on my laurels but continue to look for more research
Raphael
Do you know what a fossil is?
Did they also find a fossil of Mativan there?