Fatimid Glacis

ID: ICPPASGR01

View looking south at the northern fortification of Ashqelon. This Fatimid/Crusader construction was built over the then 3,000 year old Middle Bronze Age glacis. The Fatimids ruled from A.D. 975 to 1171.

Found in

Gate & Glacis

Keywords: Fatimid Fatimids, Glacis, Wall, Middle Bronze Age II, Gate Gates, Rampart Ramparts, Ashqelon, Ashkelon, Philistia, Philistines, Philistine Plain, Central, Israel, ICPPAS01