Archeology
Achaemenids, a dynasty of Persian kings (1)
By A. A. Nemirovsky Artaxerxes [Persian: Khshayârshâ, Greek: ̓Αρταξέρξης], the name of the Persian king Xerxes I (c. 486-465 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty, used in the Synodal translation of…
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Archeology
Ancient nursing home discovered near Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a nearly 1,600-year-old structure that may have been the first organized institution for the care of the elderly. The discovery was made near the Sea…