Has the Akra Been Found in Jerusalem?

March 21 st , 2016,

Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, Boston University
Speakers: Doron Ben-Ami (Israel Antiquities Authority) and Donald Arield (Israel Antiquities Authority)

IAA archaeologist Doron Ben-Ami presents the results of new excavations south of the Temple Mount and discusses the possibility that these include remains of the Seleucid Akra, the huge fortified compound built in the early 2 nd c. BCE and destroyed by the Maccabees. IAA Chief Numismatist Donald Ariel provides a response based on his study of the coins found in the excavation.