Editing Tel Dor (section)

===Hellenistic period===
During the [[Hellenistic period]], Dor became a strategic site frequently contested by the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] and the [[Seleucid Empire]], both vying for control of the region. In 219 BCE, the city, then under Ptolemaic rule, withstood an attack by Seleucid king [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III]].<ref name=":0" /> At the turn of the century, Dor, along with the regions of [[Judea]] and [[Phoenicia]], was incorporated into Seleucid rule.<ref name=":1" /> In 138 BCE, Seleucid king [[Antiochus VII Sidetes]] and Jewish leader [[Simon Thassi]] besieged Dor, which was occupied by the usurper [[Diodotus Tryphon]]. This siege led to Tryphon's flight and eventual death.<ref name="Josephus1"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The battle is corroborated by the discovery of lead sling bullets and other projectiles found near the site.<ref name=":0" />

At the beginning of the reign of the [[Hasmonean dynasty|Hasmonean]] king [[Alexander Jannaeus]], Dor was under the control of the tyrant Zoilus, who also ruled [[Caesarea Maritima|Straton's Tower]] and [[Gaza City|Gaza]]. Alexander Jannaeus eventually took control of the city and incorporated it into the Jewish kingdom.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">Stewart, A., & Martin, S. R. (2003). Hellenistic Discoveries at Tel Dor, Israel. ''Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens'', ''72''(2), p. 131</ref> In 63 BCE, the Roman general [[Pompey]] conquered Judaea and subsequently annexed Dor to the [[Roman Syria|province of Syria]].<ref name=":0" />