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Originally believed to have been sealed by the seafaring Phoenicians and famous since antiquity for its wines, the islands were fought over in ancient times during the First Illyrian War in 229 BC, as recorded by the historian Polybius in “The Histories.”
Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/07/paxos-greek-island-ionian-sea/
Other tenants have included Canaanites, Moabites, Jebusites and Philistines in ancient times, and Romans, Ottomans, Byzantines and Crusaders in the modern ages.
Source: https://www.iwnsvg.com/2023/10/20/the-way-out-of-the-palestine-israel-mess/
Some suggest that it was for the benefit of wayfarers who might be lodging in the synagogue overnight and not have candles of their own, as in ancient times the synagogue was frequently used as a guest house for travelers and the homeless.
Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/chanuka-lighting-in-the-synagogue/2023/11/29/
The area of the Middle East which is now Turkey was, in ancient times, particularly rich in languages.