Islamic Period

View of the Old City of Jerusalem, looking northeast: The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is on the left (the grey dome); the tower in the middle is the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer; the Dome of the Rock is visible on the right (the gold dome). Photo by Jodi Magness.

August 2024 | Vol. 12.8 By Jodi Magness On Christmas day, 800 CE, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. At the ceremony, which took place in Rome, the

Saint Mark is shown on his way to Alexandria, symbolized by the Islamic Pharos, in this mosaic from 1270 CE. Basilica di San Marco, Venezia. Image in public domain

October 24, 2023

By ANE Today Editor

Egypt Hellenistic Period Islamic Period Medieval Monuments

A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure

October 2023 | Vol. 11.10 By Michael Denis Higgins The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coastline of Egypt existed for 1600 years, through three major political

Damascus Psalm Fragment, late 8th century. From Photographien von asgewählten Fragmenten aus der Omayyaden-Moschee in Damaskus inverschiedenen Sprachen. Public Domain; scan courtesy fo the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz.

May 17, 2022

By ANE Today Editor

Bible Islamic Period Language & Writing Literature & Texts

The Bible in Arabic

may 2022 | Vol. 10.5 By Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala The earliest references to Arabic translations of the Bible date back to the pre-Islamic period, although at the present time we h

Jerusalem and Charlemagne

A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure

The Bible in Arabic