Ascalon

memorial plaque by Merneptah who ruled Egypt between 1213 and 1203 BC

1099 middle ages battle

noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776–1839)

1153 middle ages battle

nature reserve in Israel

Ascalon or Ashkelon was an ancient Near East port city on the Mediterranean coast of the southern Levant of high historical and archaeological significance. Its remains are located in the archaeological site of Tel Ashkelon, within the city limits of the modern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Traces of settlement exist from the 3rd millennium BCE, with evidence of city fortifications emerging in the Middle Bronze Age. During the Late Bronze Age, it was integrated into the Egyptian Empire, before becoming one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis following the migration of the Sea Peoples.

1100 communication in Judeo-Arabic about the First Crusade

first chapter of the Book of Judges

earthquake in the Levant

American archaeologist (1943–2017)