Beit She'an in Yizrael, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Palladius Street

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. Palladius Street Marker

Inscription. This street, built on Roman foundations, was one of the more elegant boulevards in Byzantine Beit She'an (fourth to sixth centuries). The sidewalks were roofed, and paved with mosaics. The excavators named the street after Palladius, a fourth-century governor of the city, who is mentioned in an inscription found in one of the mosaic pavements. In the sixth century, a semicircular structure was installed midway along Palladius Street. It apparently served as one of the city's commercial and cultural focal points.

Image caption: A Greek inscription found in the mosaic pavement, it reads: "In the time of Palladius son of Porphyrus, the most magnificent governor, the work of the stoa together with the mosaic pavement was made."

(Hebrew text not transcribed)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 32° 30.113′ N, 35° 30.09′ E. Marker is in Beit She'an, Northern District, in Yizrael. It can be reached from no nearby street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically

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in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Agora / האגורה (within shouting distance of this marker); The Theatre / התיאטרון (within shouting distance of this marker); The theatre of Beth-Shean (Scythopolis) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Performances at the theatre (about 90 meters away); Theatres (about 90 meters away); The Sigma / הסיגמה (about 90 meters away); Cultic Area (about 90 meters away); A Public Latrine in Bet-She'an (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beit She'an.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. Palladius Street Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

3. Palladius Street Marker

Mosaic tile work with Greek inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

4. Mosaic tile work with Greek inscription

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.