The Hasmonean campaign in Philistia.

One of “the largest and most complex water systems” of its time.

With help from U.S. military veterans.

Berenice beyond her many marriages.

The Maccabees fought with heroic strength against the exaltation of heroic strength.

The liberation of Tel Iztabba.

The mystery of Horvat Tefen.

“The stories of the Maccabees are coming to life before our eyes.”

A wealth of artifacts.

In a major hub of the Maccabean revolt.

Some back-of-the-envelope sociology of American Jewry.

Tel Dor.

The Hasmoneans’ winter palace.

Evidence of one of the city’s golden ages.