Dok

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Dok is an ancient location associated with the Hasmonean leader Simon Thassi, known primarily as the site of his assassination.

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Dok canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
archaeological site
associatedWithDynasty Hasmonean dynasty
associatedWithPerson Ptolemy son of Abubus
Simon Thassi
country State of Palestine
culturalContext Hellenistic kingdoms
surface form: Hellenistic Near East

Jewish history
hasAlternativeName Dagon
surface form: Dagon (possible identification)

Docus
hasEvent assassination of Simon Thassi at Dok
knownFor assassination of Simon Thassi
languageOfName Greek
Hebrew
locatedIn Judea
locatedInTimePeriod Hellenistic period
locatedNear Jericho
mentionedIn 1 Maccabees
Antiquities of the Jews
surface form: Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
partOf Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: Hasmonean-era Judea
region Levant region
surface form: Southern Levant
religiousContext Second Temple Judaism
strategicImportance controlled approaches to Jericho
timeOfProminence 2nd century BCE
topographicalFeature elevated site
fortified place

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