2019/12/20 by Reinhard Pummer · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Historical and Linguistic Studies
paper · doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah11208.pub2
openalex publication_date 2019/12/20 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
Abstract The history of the city of Samaria can be traced back to the Iron Age I. In the ninth and the eighth centuries bce it was the capital of the northern Israelite kingdom. It then became successively an administrative center under Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian rule. Alexander the Great settled Macedonian soldiers in the city. In 63 bce Pompey annexed it to the Roman empire together with Syria and Palestine. Emperor Augustus gave the city to Herod the Great who named it Sebaste. In the seventh century, it was conquered by the Muslims. Its name lives on the Arabic village Sebastiyeh.