Hasmonaean Double cornucopia Coin including in cities politically unfriendly

including in cities politically unfriendly to Athens

Jewish women lit Shabbat lamps without a blessing until the 11th century

these small mould-blown flasks date back to the first and second centuries A

Although it remained common in the 5th century

Hasmonaean Double cornucopia Coin including in cities politically unfriendlyJohn Hyrcanus ( hrkens , Ynn Hurqans; Ancient Greek: , romanized: Inns Hurkans ) was a Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE). In rabbinic literature, he is often referred to as Yoanan Cohen Gadol ( ), "John the High Priest"