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  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
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  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2908.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2904.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2905.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2906.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2919.jpg
  • A team excavating the ruins of a Roman bathhouse at Caesarea, a town built by Herod the Great about 25 - 13 BC, lies on the sea-coast of Israel.
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  • A team excavating the ruins at Caesarea, Israel
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  • Tel Quasile excavations, Eretz Israel Museum AKA Haartz Museum, Tel Aviv, Tell Qasile is an archaeological site over 3,000 years old. The site consists of the remains of a port city founded by the Philistines in the 12th century B.C. It is located near the Yarkon River. The sacred area of the Philistine city was unearthed to reveal three temples, built one on top of the other.
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  • Close-up of mud covered bulldozer tracks of a yellow industrial earth excavator machine
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  • Floor excavated for laying pipes
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  • Israel, Bet Shean the eastern bathhouse was built by the Romans and renovated during the Byzantine period. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean Silvanus Street During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25086_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Palladius street from the Byzantine period, fourth to sixth century AD was built on Roman foundations. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25059_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The walled fort at Tel Seva, Israel Tel Sheva, the mound of biblical Beersheba, is located in the northern Negev, several kilometers east of the present-day city of Be'er Sheva. The Arabic name of the mound, Tell es-Sab'a, preserves the biblical name; the archeological finds support its identification with biblical Beersheba. A large area of the site was excavated between 1969 and 1976, producing several layers of the remains of settlement, including fortified towns of the early Israelite period and the monarchic period of Judah, covered by remnants of small fortresses dated from the Persian to the Roman periods
    AH_b_TEL-SHEVA7074_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9925.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9911.jpg
  • Israel, Beit Shearim, entrance to the cave of the Lulavim. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
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  • Israel, Beit Shearim, entrance to the cave of the Lulavim. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
    AH_Beit-Shearim_6117.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean, Silvanus Street, During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    CL_F081031CL18.jpg
  • Israel, Beit Shearim, interior of a catacomb. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
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  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre entrance for the general viewers into the seating area dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25115_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean a door way with Greek inscription. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25082_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre the scaenae frons an elaborate backdrop wall behind the stage, dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25052_fs_PSh.jpg
  • sarcophagi, at Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's catacomb at Beit Shearim Israel The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols. Beit She'arim was destroyed during the mutiny against Galos the emperor in the year 352 CE. The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. When he died in the year 220 CE, Rabbi was buried in one of the caves, a fact that made Beit Shearim an important burial place, for Jews of Israel and the Diaspora.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial
    IR_JL19433_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Students at the entrance to Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's catacomb at Beit Shearim Israel The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols. Beit She'arim was destroyed during the mutiny against Galos the emperor in the year 352 CE. The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. When he died in the year 220 CE, Rabbi was buried in one of the caves, a fact that made Beit Shearim an important burial place, for Jews of Israel and the Diaspora.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
    IR_JL19425_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The caves of mount Carmel are located on the western slopes of Mt. Carmel, some 20 km. south of Haifa, where Nahal Me'arot (Valley of the Caves) emerges into the Coastal Plain. They were first excavated in the 1920s and 1930s. Then new digs were conducted from the late 1960s onwards, using advanced scientific methods based on modern geological, archeological and palynological (paleontological study of pollen, fossils, etc.) research. Flint tools, animal bones and human burials found in the Carmel Caves contribute greatly to the understanding of the physical and cultural evolution of man in the early phases of his existence.
    ah_b_CARMEL-CAVES-1588_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9917.jpg
  • Israel, Beit Shearim, An entrance to a catacomb. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
    AH_BET SHEARIM 9807_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean public toilets with no seperation between them and no devision between male and female During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25095_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean the stage entrance to the Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25042_fs_PSh.jpg
  • sarcophagi, at Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's catacomb at Beit Shearim Israel The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols. Beit She'arim was destroyed during the mutiny against Galos the emperor in the year 352 CE. The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. When he died in the year 220 CE, Rabbi was buried in one of the caves, a fact that made Beit Shearim an important burial place, for Jews of Israel and the Diaspora.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial
    IR_JL19431_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The dwellings within the walled fort at Tel Seva, Israel Tel Sheva, the mound of biblical Beersheba, is located in the northern Negev, several kilometers east of the present-day city of Be'er Sheva. The Arabic name of the mound, Tell es-Sab'a, preserves the biblical name; the archeological finds support its identification with biblical Beersheba. A large area of the site was excavated between 1969 and 1976, producing several layers of the remains of settlement, including fortified towns of the early Israelite period and the monarchic period of Judah, covered by remnants of small fortresses dated from the Persian to the Roman periods
    AH_b_TEL-SHEVA7071_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean, The Sigma, A mosaic depicting Tyche, Goddess of the city. This is a copy, the original mosaic was stolen from the site.  During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9958.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9923.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9916.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9909.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean, Silvanus Street, During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    CL_F081031CL17.jpg
  • Israel, Beit Shearim, the entrance to Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's catacomb. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site, colour manipulated, During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25062-1_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site, During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25061_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Palladius street from the Byzantine period, fourth to sixth century AD was built on Roman foundations. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • The excavation of the Roman ruins of Tiberias, Israel These ruins include the Basilica that was converted to a church during the Byzantine period, The covered market, bathhouse and the Cardo. The ruins are south of Todays Tiberias
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  • The caves of mount Carmel are located on the western slopes of Mt. Carmel, some 20 km. south of Haifa, where Nahal Me'arot (Valley of the Caves) emerges into the Coastal Plain. They were first excavated in the 1920s and 1930s. Then new digs were conducted from the late 1960s onwards, using advanced scientific methods based on modern geological, archeological and palynological (paleontological study of pollen, fossils, etc.) research. Flint tools, animal bones and human burials found in the Carmel Caves contribute greatly to the understanding of the physical and cultural evolution of man in the early phases of his existence.
    ah_b_CARMEL-CAVES-1582_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9935.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9936.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9930.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean General view. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9929.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9918.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9913.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25049_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean general view with Palladius street in the centre, Palladius street from the Byzantine period, fourth to sixth century AD was built on Roman foundations. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25037_fs_PSh.jpg
  • An entrance to a catacomb at Beit Shearim Israel The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols. Beit She'arim was destroyed during the mutiny against Galos the emperor in the year 352 CE. The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. When he died in the year 220 CE, Rabbi was buried in one of the caves, a fact that made Beit Shearim an important burial place, for Jews of Israel and the Diaspora.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
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  • Israel, Jerusalem Excavation of the old remains of the city of David, November 2005
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  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    SL_Bet-Shean_SL8_9919.jpg
  • Students and instructor at the entrance to Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's catacomb at Beit Shearim Israel The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols. Beit She'arim was destroyed during the mutiny against Galos the emperor in the year 352 CE. The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. When he died in the year 220 CE, Rabbi was buried in one of the caves, a fact that made Beit Shearim an important burial place, for Jews of Israel and the Diaspora.  during excavations done in th
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  • Israel, Bet Shean, The Sigma, A mosaic depicting Tyche, Goddess of the city. This is a copy, the original mosaic was stolen from the site.  During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • olive oil press at Kursi, Israel Kursi is the Arabic name for the ruin on the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee, Israel. During the mishnaic and talmudic periods this was a Jewish fishing village. Excavations revealed the remnants of the largest Byzantine-period monastery in Israel (123 by 145 meters). The monastery and the church inside it were built in the middle of the fifth century C.E. In the church, archeologists found a mosaic floor with pictures of animals (chickens, geese, doves, cormorants, and fish), and plants such as citrons, dates, pomegranates, and grapes. According to the New Testament, Jesus healed a man possessed by demons in Kursi. Mark relates that when Jesus disembarked from his boat, a "man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him." A herd of swine was grazing in the area and Jesus cast the demonic spirits from the man to the swine. The swine then ran into the Sea of Galilee and drowned (Mark 5: 1-20)
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  • An abandoned stone quarry on the Greek Island of Cephalonia, Ionian Sea, Greece
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  • An abandoned stone quarry on the Greek Island of Cephalonia, Ionian Sea, Greece
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  • An abandoned stone quarry on the Greek Island of Cephalonia, Ionian Sea, Greece
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean (Scythopolis). In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. Mosaic Floor
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  • Ruins of the ancient fishing village of Magdala (Mejdel) current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • The ruins of Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee
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  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • General view Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • Ruins of the ancient fishing village of Magdala (Mejdel) current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_f_Magdala-Ruins_2921.jpg
  • Ruins of the ancient fishing village of Magdala (Mejdel) current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_f_Magdala-Ruins_2895.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
    AH_f_Scythopolis_00787_1_1.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
    AH_f_Scythopolis_00779.jpg
  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_f_Mamshit_2347_1.jpg
  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • Engineers are working underground, laying a new set of sewage pipes. The huge tunnel passes under an active road. Photographed in Israel
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  • Israel, Bet Shean (Scythopolis). In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The Roman baths
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  • Israel, Bet Shean (Scythopolis). In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The Roman bath accessories
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  • Israel, Bet Shean (Scythopolis). In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. Mosaic Floor with Greek text
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  • Israel, Bet Shean (Scythopolis). In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. Mosaic Floor
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  • The Synagogue at the ruins of Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee
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  • Mosaic floor at the ruins of Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee
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  • The Magdala Stone from the ancient synagogue of Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee
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  • General view Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • General view Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    BT_f_Mamshit_318.jpg
  • Ruins of the ancient fishing village of Magdala (Mejdel) current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_f_Magdala-Ruins_2898.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
    AH_f_Scythopolis_00816.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
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  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site,
    AH_f_Scythopolis_00749.jpg
  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_f_Mamshit_2352.jpg
  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_f_Mamshit_2358_1.jpg
  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_f_Mamshit_2336_1.jpg
  • Mamshit, Negev, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_f_Mamshit_2333_1.jpg
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