Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 32.276, 35.190 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 166 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Judas attacks and defeats Apollonius, the Samaritan army's general |
| 111 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Hyrcanus besieges Samaria for a long time and takes it |
| 108 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Hyrcanus's sons Aristobulus and Antigonus surround Samaria (later Sebaste) with a wall and besiege it |
| 37 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Antigonus sends Pappus with an army to Samaria, but Herod's side defeats him and Pappus is killed |
| 27 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Herod builds a fine wall around Samaria and rebuilds it as Sebaste in honor of Caesar |
| 27 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Herod rebuilds Samaria as Sebaste and makes it a fortress city |
| 7 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Herod's two sons are sent to Sebaste and strangled |
| 7 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | The two sons are strangled at Sebaste and buried at Alexandreion |
| AD 52 | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | When a Galilean pilgrim dies in Samaria the Jews burn a village, and the Syrian governor Quadratus intervenes and sends the case to Rome |