Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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What if I told you that some ancient roof tiles could reveal the secrets of a lost fortress in Jerusalem? Sounds unbelievable, right? But that’s exactly what a team of archaeologists has discovered in a parking lot near the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem. These roof tiles are the oldest of their kind ever found in the land of Israel, and they may have come from a citadel built by a Greek king who tried to wipe out the Jewish culture and religion in the second century BCE. This king was Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the villain of the Hanukkah story, and his fortress was called the Acra, which means “citadel” in Greek. The Acra was a massive and imposing structure that dominated the city and the Temple Mount, and it was the target of the Jewish rebels who fought against the Greek oppression. The Acra was eventually conquered and destroyed by the Maccabees, but its exact location has remained a mystery for centuries. Until now.

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