A devastating earthquake strikes the Near East…
January 749 CE
A devastating earthquake strikes the Near East from northern Egypt to northwestern Mesopotamia, destroying many remnants of Greco-Roman culture.
The so-called Seventh Earthquake (Hebrew: Ra'ash Shvi'it), also known as the Earthquake of 749, strikes Palestine and eastern Transjordan on January 18, 749.
The cities of Tiberias, …