Alexandreion (Greek), or Alexandrium (Latin), called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed...

Alexandrium monilatum is a species of armored, photosynthetic, marine dinoflagellates. It produces toxins that, when present in high concentrations as...

directly at Gamla, one in Alexandrium, and one from collectors (presumably stolen from Gamla). The Gamla coin, found in Alexandrium, testifies to contacts...

suspicious of Pompey's intentions, entrenched himself in the fortress of Alexandrium, but when the Roman army approached Judea, he surrendered and undertook...

other sites, such as the round towers in Samaria, the fortifications of Alexandrium and Aroma in Samaria. A similar construction style is also found in other...

which the Hasmoneans most likely built, was also rebuilt by Herod. Alexandrium and Machaerus, two further desert strongholds, were constructed elsewhere...

his first military distinctions after securing important victories at Alexandrium and Machaerus. With the rebellion defeated by 56 BC, Gabinius restored...

Pompey's decision and left Damascus to shut himself away at his fortress of Alexandrium. That angered Pompey, who marched into Judea with his forces at the sight...

A prehistoric site was found covering an area of 25 dunams, south of Alexandrium. It was a center for stone tools industry and preserved flints were found...

Anthropological Study of Hegemony Among Priests. p45. Rocca S. 2008. The Forts of Judea 168 BCE – CE 73. Osprey, Wellingborough, pp. 37–39, 47–48. Broshi...

goes up north through the valley of Wadi Ahmar, and goes up through the Alexandrium area to Nablus. The second route, goes up to the Samaria mountains through...

water facilities strongly resemble the Hasmonean and Herodian systems in Alexandrium and Hyrcania. Potsherds found on the summit date to the Middle Bronze...