EditorialOld road to Damascus over the Golan Heights, Israel. This road was probably already used by Saint Paul. The Golan Heights were densely populated until the Jewish revolt of 352 CE against Emperor Gallus.
EditorialOil press in the jewish settlement of Gamla, a town fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish Revolt (66-73 CE). Surrounded on all sides by Emperor Vespasian's troops, the population of Gamla committed mass-suicide by jumping into the ravin...
EditorialRuins of Castle Nimrud, Israel, on the slopes of Mount Hermon. The early 13th century Arab fortress, was rebuilt by el-Malik el-Aziz Uthman between 1228 and 1230. The Crusaders attempted to storm Nimrud in 1253 but failed.
EditorialThe Golan Heights, Israel, form a high plateau between Mount Hermon, the Yarmuk River, and Lake Kinereth. Golan settlements were active in the Jewish revolts the Romans. In the Yom Kippur War, in 1974, Israel recaptured the Golan Heights from Syria.
EditorialOld road to Damascus over the Golan Heights, Israel. This road was probably already used by Saint Paul. The Golan Heights were densely populated until the Jewish revolt of 352 CE against Emperor Gallus.