in 168 BCE. The name Acra was also used at a later time for a city quarter probably associated with the by-then destroyed fortress, known in his time to...

bacteria Acra (fortress) (2nd century BC), a Seleucid fortified compound in Jerusalem; late Second Temple residential area in Jerusalem Ptolemaic Acra or Ptolemaic...

center of old Jerusalem. It is believed that it is the remnants of the Acra fortress. The team also found coins that date from the time of Antiochus IV to...

similar concept in ancient Greek architecture For the Jerusalem Ophel Acra (fortress) Desert castles: Umayyad qasr-type palaces including Qasr al-Minya and...

Akra may refer to: Acra (fortress), a Seleucid fortress in Jerusalem Akra, hamlet in Greene County (see Cairo, New York) where Jack "Legs" Diamond is rumored...

The Antonia Fortress (Aramaic: קצטרא דאנטוניה) was a citadel built by Herod the Great and named for Herod's patron Mark Antony, as a fortress whose chief...

Quarter, demolished in 1967 Temple denial Associated sites and digs Acra (fortress) City of David (Silwan) Ancient city walls around the City of David...

AKKRA may refer to: Accra, the capital city of Ghana Acra (fortress) in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic period Aqrah, city of Iraq Akkra, a type of fritter...

there due to its causing limitations of access to the Western Wall). Acra (fortress) Excavations at the Temple Mount Freedom of religion in Israel Herod's...

photo of Southern Wall (2013) Archaeology of Israel Robinson's Arch Acra (fortress) Monastery of the Virgins, Byzantine, in the Ophel area Walls of Jerusalem...

control of part of Jerusalem, while the Seleucids retain control of the Acra (fortress) in the city and most surrounding areas. 160 BCE: The Seleucids retake...

of a tower and glacis identified as belonging to the Seleucid fortress known as the Acra was announced. According to archaeologists Doron Ben-Ami, Yana...

exact extent and boundaries of the structure. Ptolemaic Baris Acra (fortress) Antonia Fortress Tower of David Bezetha Nehemiah II:8, VII:2. The Letter of...

The Ptolemaic Baris (also Ptolemaic Acra) was a citadel maintained by Ptolemaic Egypt during its rule of Jerusalem in the 3rd century BC. Described by...

Bezetha comprises part of the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City. Acra (fortress) - a suburb of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period Gareb, a hill...

Jerusalem and local supporters of the Seleucids held out for many years in the Acra citadel, making Maccabean rule in the rest of Jerusalem precarious. When...

still control the Acra, a strong fortress within Jerusalem that faces the Temple Mount. Judas Maccabeus lays siege to the fortress and in response, the...

centuries. In Jerusalem, Tsafrir worked on numerous monuments, including Acra Fortress and Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos. From 1974–1975 on, he superintended...

understanding the history of the city. History portal Israel portal Acra (fortress) Givati Parking Lot dig "Dr. Doron Ben-Ami". The Institute of Archaeology:...

but on the next day they set fire to the repository of the archives, to Acra, to the council-house, and to the place called Ophlas; at which time the...

Jewish worship. However, Seleucid forces still controlled the Acra, a strong fortress within the city that faced the Temple Mount. The Maccabees participated...

Seleucids arose, Jonathan occupied the Acra. As conflicts over the throne arose, he completely took control of the Acra. But in 142 he was killed. His brother...

to the new King and took this opportunity to lay siege to the Acra, the Seleucid fortress in Jerusalem and the symbol of Seleucid control over Judea. It...

Southern Wall Hall of Hewn Stones Antiquities Foundation Stone Acra Antonia Fortress Birket Israel Hasmonean Baris Monastery of the Virgins Pool of Raranj...

Gentile population were 'forcibly removed', and the fortress of Gezer. He expelled the garrison from the Acra in Jerusalem. In 140 BCE, he was recognised by...

Southern Wall Hall of Hewn Stones Antiquities Foundation Stone Acra Antonia Fortress Birket Israel Hasmonean Baris Monastery of the Virgins Pool of Raranj...

Southern Wall Hall of Hewn Stones Antiquities Foundation Stone Acra Antonia Fortress Birket Israel Hasmonean Baris Monastery of the Virgins Pool of Raranj...

still control the Acra, a strong fortress within Jerusalem that faces the Temple Mount. Judas Maccabeus lays siege to the fortress and in response, the...

Southern Wall Hall of Hewn Stones Antiquities Foundation Stone Acra Antonia Fortress Birket Israel Hasmonean Baris Monastery of the Virgins Pool of Raranj...

and Romans used several epithets. Scylax of Caryanda mentions it as Hippo Acra and Hippo Polis ("Hippo the City"). Polybius mentions it as Hippo Diarrhytus...