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The excavated coin hoard (Photo: Yoli Shwartz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authorit.y (IAA)

Nine 1,400-Year-Old Coins Belonging To Christian Pilgrims Found On The Highway To Jerusalem

AncientPages.com | March 24, 2017

AncientPages.com - A cache of nine bronze coins from the end of the Byzantine period (seventh century CE) was found during an archaeological dig carried out along an ancient

Relief of Tiglath-Pileser III, one of the most powerful kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Image: Wikimedia Commons

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Pax Assyriaca: Important Time For The Neo Assyrian Empire And Surrounding Regions

AncientPages.com | August 11, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pax Assyriaca’ (Latin for "Assyrian Peace") was a longer period of peace in the Neo-Assyrian Empire during the 7th century (ca. 700-630/620 BC). In