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Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Scythopolis, Beisan, Via maris, Decapolis, Roman and Byzantine city, Roman baths, theatre, hippodrome, circus, cardo, city. Chalcolithic, Bronze and Caananite ages.King David and King Solomon, earthquake of 749 A.D. Israel Jezreel Valley Jordan River Valley, Beit Shean National park.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

store rooms and holding pens

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

view into circus from holding pens

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

view from the arena toward the stands

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

view from the arena towards the stands

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

garndstands

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

view of the arena circus in bet shean ,store rooms and holding pens in the foreground

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

stairs leading from and to the arena

Bet Shean , Israel, junction of th Jezreel Valley and Jordan River Valley, book of Joshua, Caananite city, conquered by David, Phoraoh Shishak, then came the Greeks who called it Scythopolis.Rome conquered in 64 BCE , capital of the Decapolis, amphitheatre , cardo, public baths, hippodrome, templea etc etc, Byzantine era primarily Christian with Jewish and Samaritan remains.Nameds Beisan by Muslim conquerors, Crusader fiefdom, captured by the Mamelukes

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Roman theatre with a capacity of seven thousand seats

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

theatre and stage ,could seat seven thousand spectators

Bet Shean , Israel, junction of th Jezreel Vallry and Jordan River Valley, book of Joshua, Caananite city, conquered by David, Phoraoh Shishak, then came the Greeks who called it Scythopolis.Rome conquered in 64 BCE , capital of the Decapolis, amphitheatre , cardo, public baths, hippodrome, templea etc etc, Byzantine era primarily Christian with Jewish and Samaritan remains.Nameds Beisan by Muslim conquerors, Crusader fiefdom, captured by the Mamelukes

Bet Shean , Israel, junction of th Jezreel Valley and Jordan River Valley, book of Joshua, Caananite city, conquered by David, Phoraoh Shishak, then came the Greeks who called it Scythopolis.Rome conquered in 64 BCE , capital of the Decapolis, amphitheatre , cardo, public baths, hippodrome, templea etc etc, Byzantine era primarily Christian with Jewish and Samaritan remains.Nameds Beisan by Muslim conquerors, Crusader fiefdom, captured by the Mamelukes

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

wide view of the theatre and the remains of the city ,ancient tel on the right

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Palladius Street shops and colonnade

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Gargoyle

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Dionysos carved on Corinthian capital

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Roman street flanked by dwellings ,shops etc etc

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

crusader fortress on the right of Sylvanus street

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

the calendarium

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

entrance to the arena

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

ecorated roman capital

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Palladium Road ,notice blak basalt road way

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Sylvanus street flanked by a monumental colonnade

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Palladius road leading to the Tel.Black Basalt paving

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Colonnaded street shops and dwellings

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Dwellings along the Paladius street

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Colonnaded Sylvanus Street with crusader structure to the right

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

panoramic view from the theatre ,baths on the left ,Tel on the right

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Sylvanus Street towrds Paladius street

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Sylvanus street

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

panorama theatre to paladius street

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Capitals and stonework black Basalt road works

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

casved capital in the grecian style

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

the God Dionysos

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Paladius Street paved and colonnaded

Jezreel Valley, Israel, Roman Byzantine city, Egyptian outpost(2nd millenium BCE. King David , King Saul, destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser.Roman Conquest 63 CE. Roman and Byzantine settlement, Scythopolis, amphitheatre, Baths, temples, Byzantine Agora, Roman Shrines, Nymphaeum(public fountain) , Roman administrative centre. Tel Beth Shean Neolithic -Chalcolithic strata, Caananite remains Crusader fortress, city all but demolished in earthquake 749CE.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

restoring a byzantine mosaic Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

public baths Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrat

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

floor in the public bath area , Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabli

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

roman columns used by the Crusaders as building materiel Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several plac

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Student groups visiting the ruins of Ceasarea Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultan

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

roman mosaic ,Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetra

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.

Ceasarea Maritima, Ceasarea Israel, Coastal Plain, Straton I of Sidon, Herod the Great, Crusader city and port, conquered by Sultan Baybars, roman theatre, temples, circus, port, hippodrome, baths,

Crusaders used available Roman buildings as materiel Caesarea is believed to have been built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos , founded by Straton I of Sidon, and was likely an agricultural storehouse in its earliest configuration. In 90 BC, Alexander Jannaeus captured Straton's Tower as part of his policy of developing the shipbuilding industry and enlarging the Hasmonean kingdom. Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BC when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BC, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings. Every five years the city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian Sea. Caesarea also flourished during the Byzantine period. The city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. The area was only seriously farmed during the Rashidun Caliphate period, apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls (parts of which are still standing) and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places s