Persian province of Samaria
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The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian province of Samaria canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid province
ⓘ
historical administrative division ⓘ |
| adminCenter | city of Samaria ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tell es-Sebastiyeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Gerizim sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Persian province of Ammon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian province of Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian province of Dor NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian province of Yehud ⓘ |
| capital | Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | former Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ tribute to Achaemenid king ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| endCause | Macedonian conquest by Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| endTime | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hellenistic province of Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceForm | provincial administration under satrapal oversight ⓘ |
| governedBy | Persian-appointed governors ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Arameans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judeans NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenicians NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | mixed Israelite and foreign-descended groups ⓘ |
| hasScript |
Aramaic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleo-Hebrew script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Aramaic papyri
ⓘ
biblical texts ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
West Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Israel ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous province under Persian rule ⓘ |
| precededBy | Neo-Assyrian province of Samerina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Yahwism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoroastrian influence ⓘ local Canaanite cults ⓘ |
| startTime | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled central highlands of southern Levant ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | satrapy of Eber-Nari ⓘ |
| taxation | subject to imperial tribute system ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Achaemenid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributeDestination | royal treasury of the Achaemenid king ⓘ |
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