In dictionaries:
Antiochus of Ascalon
a 1st-century BC Platonist philosopher.
Battle of Ascalon
The Battle of Ascalon took place on 12 August 1099 shortly after the capture of Jerusalem, and is often considered the last action of the First Crusade.
Siege of Ascalon
The siege of Ascalon took place from 25 January to 22 August 1153, in the time period between the Second and Third Crusades, and resulted in the capture of the Fatimid Egyptian fortress by the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Eutocius of Ascalon
(480s – 520s) a Greek mathematician who wrote commentaries on several Archimedean treatises and on the Apollonian Conics.
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