Archeology Students Works At Antiochus Epiphanes Stronghold Found In Jerusalem

Archeology students work at an excavation area in the City of David Archeology Park outside the Old City of Jerusalem, near the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, November 3, 2015. According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, after years of excavations underneath the Givati parking lot, the remains of a stronghold, the Acra, used by the Greeks more than 2,000 years ago to control the Temple Mount during the reign of King Antiochus Epiphanes (c. 215-164 BCE) were discovered at the excavation site. Archeological findings of sling stones, arrowheads, and ballistas stones were recovered and are evidence of the Hasmonean attempts to conquer the stronghold. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI