User:Mariamnei

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Ciao!

My work here focuses on the interactions between the Greco-Roman world and the indigenous populations of the ancient Near East. I am especially interested in how local societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Jews, Idumaeans, Samaritans, Syrians, Phoenicians, Nabataeans, Ghassanids, Egyptians, Amazigh, and others, adapted to and were influenced by processes of Hellenization and Romanization, with particular attention to religious, political, and social developments from the Hellenistic period through Late Antiquity.

I am currently pursuing my PhD studies abroad.

I'm thrilled to be here and always open to collaborations. Catch you around!

DYKs

#	Feature date	Did you know	Image
25	24 June 2026	that residents of Khirbet el-Maqatir during the Jewish–Roman wars secretly cut a passage between their hiding cave and a water cistern so they could draw water unseen while hiding from the Romans?
24	22 May 2026	that an inscribed stone from the abandoned village of Tarmisa, Libya, bears a Christian Chi Rho monogram within a wreath that may have originated in a Roman-era church?
23	14 May 2026	that an Ibadi mosque in Temezda, Libya, was originally a Byzantine church?
22	9 May 2026	that a funerary inscription from Campania commemorates a Jerusalem-born woman, likely enslaved during the First Jewish–Roman War, who died at the age of 25?
21	24 April 2026	that the Heliodorus stele is an independent source for an episode previously known only from 2 Maccabees?
20	06 March 2026	that a Galilean fortress once thought to be built by Akko-Ptolemais against the Hasmoneans, was actually built by the Hasmoneans to monitor Akko?
19	03 March 2026	that the excavator of the Palazzo delle Colonne had to publish his findings from photographs and memory after World War II interrupted the excavation and vandals destroyed the records?
18	24 February 2026	that a wealthy councillor's house in the ancient Egyptian desert city Trimithis preserves a line from a lost tragedy by Euripides?
17	13 February 2026	that Al-Qunayyah, a village in Jordan, is thought to have been the site of a Roman-era sanctuary?
16	25 January 2026	that the function of more than thirty grooved stone pillars at Horvat Sumaqa (pictured) remains unknown?
15	20 January 2026	that an ancient amulet discovered in Horvat Rimmon bears a love charm in which its owner invokes angels to make another person love him?
14	03 January 2026	that the Zoninus collar (pictured) is the only known Roman slave collar that offers a reward for returning its wearer?
13	30 September 2025	that during the siege of Jerusalem in the First Jewish Revolt, the Romans crucified prisoners in various positions to intimidate the defenders into surrender?
12	17 September 2025	... that Red Sea tuna and seashells found at the roadside station of Khirbet es-Samra suggest that long-distance trade reached deep into Roman Arabia?
11	22 July 2025	... that a stepped pyramid at Horvat Midras (pictured) has been identified as the remnant of a monumental family tomb from Second Temple Judea?
10	29 June 2025	... that Horvat Mazad's walls, which also functioned as storage rooms, were likely a revival of centuries-old military architecture?
9	16 June 2025	... that the construction of the Colosseum was funded by spoils from the First Jewish–Roman War?
8	11 November 2024	... that the suppression of the Diaspora Revolt of 115–117 CE led to the near-total annihilation and displacement of Jewish communities in Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and much of Egypt?
7	25 October 2024	... that a small golden bell found at the site of the Mount Gerizim Temple is believed to have been part of the ephod of a high priest, as described in Exodus 28?
6	21 September 2024	... that the Rabbinic period was foundational in the ongoing development of Judaism and its traditions? (shared)
5	21 May 2024	... that excavations at Horvat 'Eqed (pictured) uncovered coinage and hiding complexes dating from the Bar Kokhba revolt, as well as arrowheads, armor scales, slingshots, and ballistae?
4	2 May 2024	... that the Jewish villagers of Qision dedicated an inscription for the salvation of Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family?
3	12 April 2024	... that the mansions in the Herodian Quarter contain frescoes with burn marks and charred wooden beams, serving as evidence of Jerusalem's destruction in 70 AD?
2	6 April 2024	... that Maggio di Accettura, a festival in Italy dedicated to the Christian martyr Saint Julian, might have pagan origins or be linked to Langobard history?
1	5 April 2024	... that the ancient Jewish town of Modi'in housed a monumental mausoleum for the Hasmonean family, built in the 2nd century BC, that remains undiscovered?

Barnstars

Greco-Roman history of interactions

Thank you for quality articles around the "interactions between the Greco-Roman world and the indigenous populations", based on scientific expertise, leading to First Jewish–Roman War, Mount Gerizim Temple, Horvat Midras and Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), for being "always open to collaborations", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 3019 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

		The New Page Reviewer's Iron Award
		For over 360 article reviews during 2025. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:04, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Brilliant work at Zoninus collar. Thank you for working in this under-represented area of Wikipedia. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 06:05, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

		The Featured Article Medal
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 14:47, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your work on Diaspora Revolt, I found this page was very well written and see that you were by far the largest contributor to it. DervotNum4 (talk) 18:08, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

	The Writer's Barnstar
	I've seen you around and you're doing impressive work. Andre🚐 18:19, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

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