A Note on Pharanx Antiochus

A Note on Pharanx Antiochus

'The Ravine of Antiochus', or Pharanx Antiochus, captured c. 81 BCE by Alexander Jannaeus, was the north-westernmost point of his conquests in the Golan — the northern limit of his kingdom. Previous identifications tended to place the site at Baniyas or its environs. This, in my view, crea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Israel exploration journal 2013-01, Vol.63 (1), p.78-82
1. Verfasser: Maʿoz, Zvi Uri
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Archaeological surveys
Canyons
Excavations
Fortresses
Ravines
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Zusammenfassung:'The Ravine of Antiochus', or Pharanx Antiochus, captured c. 81 BCE by Alexander Jannaeus, was the north-westernmost point of his conquests in the Golan — the northern limit of his kingdom. Previous identifications tended to place the site at Baniyas or its environs. This, in my view, created a grave error in the period's maps. The present suggestion locates it on the steep hill of Meẓad ʿAṭeret, 5 km. south of Lake Ḥulah, Mishnaic 'Ḥulath Antochia'.
ISSN:0021-2059