In the first century B.C, King Antiochus I of Commagene built a sanctuary unlike any of his predecessors. His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey.

The Scroll of Antiochus Jews in Italy and Yemen considered the Scroll holy. As stated in the Tosaphot commentary on the Babylonian Talmud Sukkah 42, they read it in their synagogues on Hannukah ...

This production is exquisitely drawn to emphasize the highs and lows of “Pericles.” Christian Patterson, as Simonides, for instance, brings down the house with his expressions and fourth-wall breaking ...

Visiting from England, 'Pericles' brings graceful staging and a teary ending Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents an imported production that gives Bard’s twisty play a dreamy un-reality.

Felix Hayes as Antiochus and Chyna-Rose Frederick as Antiochus’ Daughter in "Pericles" by the visiting Royal Shakespeare Company in Chicago Shakespeare's Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier.

The play opens with Pericles in the City of Antioch, courting the daughter of its tyrant, Antiochus (Trevor Bikos). To win her hand in marriage, Pericles must solve Antiochus’s riddle on pain of death ...

Marble bust (cropped) of Ptolemy I, the first Greek ruler of Jerusalem during the Hellenistic era. Credit: Public Domain. The ancient Greek period in Jerusalem lasted from 332 to 152 BC following the ...

Greetings from Antiochus Epiphanes: The earliest evidence to date for the use of ceramic rooftiles in the Land of Israel has been uncovered in the City of David National Park surrounding the walls ...

Hearing Antiochus is dead, Pericles leaves for Tyre with his now pregnant wife but during a storm Thaisa dies in childbirth and is buried at sea. Pericles returns to Tarsus, leaving his baby ...

Thinking Pericles knows of his evil deed, Antiochus sets out to destroy him. His life in peril, Pericles flees. Years later, thinking his wife and daughter are dead, Pericles encounters and recognizes ...

Event details about Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Presents Theater Rhino’s Pericles in San Francisco on May 27, 2023 - watch, listen, photos and tickets ...