Avondale in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Byzantine Period

(circa 324 - 640 CE)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2022

1. Byzantine Period Marker

Inscription.
The region under the authority of the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Western Empire.

[Captions:]
Stone beam from a synagogue at Capernaum

Gold Ring - The design is though to represent the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Ceramic Oil Lamp - The oil lamps from this period returned to a closed vessel with an elongated spout and incised decoration around the hole and over the spout

Mosaic of Tiger - This is a representation from the floor of a church in the northern Negev desert

Stone Carving of Menorah, with Shofur - These were found in a synagogue in Bet Shean

Erected by Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 39° 8.737′ N, 84° 30.39′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Avondale. It can be reached from Vine Street north of Erkenbrecher Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3489 Dury Ave, Cincinnati OH 45229, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Omayyad or Early Arab Period (here, next to this marker); Roman Period (here, next to this marker); Iron Age (here, next to this marker); Persian Period (here, next to this marker); Bronze Age (here, next to this marker); Chalcolithic Age (here, next to this marker); Hellenistic Period (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Chalcolithic Age (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Middle Eastern Eras Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2022

2. Middle Eastern Eras Display

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.