A confederation of five Philistine city-states (Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath) on the southern Canaanite coast, settled c. 1175 BCE by the Peleset — one of the Sea Peoples whose migrations helped topple the Late Bronze Age world — and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II in 604 BCE.
Conquered and destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II in 604 BCE, who sacked and levelled Ashkelon and Ekron, executed or deported the Philistine kings, and ended the Philistine Pentapolis as a political entity.
Comprehensive scholarly volume integrating textual and archaeological evidence for the Philistines and related Sea Peoples.
Foundational classic study of the Philistine Pentapolis (Schweich Lectures, British Academy) — a long-standing reference on Philistine history and culture.
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