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Even the Scriptures refer to Zion, or Jerusalem, as “the city of David” (2nd Sam 5:7). After David had built Jerusalem up, it was said that “David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward” (2nd Sam 5:9), so the Bible calls it the city of David.
Dec 7, 2015 · Amman Citadel has been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic period i.e. somewhere between 10,000 to 2,000 BCE. It was fortified during the Bronze Age i.e sometime around 1800 BCE. It has been known by names like Rabath Amman and Philadelphia. Today, it is like an open-air museum, within the fortified walls.
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May 24, 2022 · Amman’s name later changed when the Macedonian ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemy II Philadelphus occupied the capital and renamed it to “Philadelphia.” The name Philadelphia remained throughout the Byzantine and Roman times and it became one of the cities of the Decapolis League.
May 19, 2021 · According to Apollodorus, the king had named the city Cecropia after himself, while its previous name was Acte. Nevertheless, the city had not officially received the protection of a god, and, consequently, its name could still change. Athena and Poseidon Claim Cecrops’s City Athena, Poseidon and Hermes, Amasis Painter, 550-530 BCE, Louvre, Paris
Jul 15, 2005 · In the mid-sixth century BCE, the collapse of the Assyrian Empire opened the door for the Persian people to rapidly conquer competing empires. In less than a century, they conquered the Medes, Lydians, Neo-Babylonians, and eventually, the Egyptians. At its height in 500 BCE, the population of the Persian Empire was around 50 million.
Aug 12, 2021 · The city, which was located along a major trade route that brought great wealth to the city’s inhabitants, would have been a prize target for Hazael’s expansionist regime. Although the Bible spends less than a verse describing the city’s destruction, the archaeological evidence paints a picture of an incredibly devastating event.
Dec 10, 2023 · What to see and do. 1. Citadel On the city’s highest hill in Jabal al-Qala’a, the archaeological site of Amman Citadel watches over the old town like a primeval guardian. The area dates to the ...
