Sdot Yam in Hadera, Haifa District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)
History of the Compound
Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019
1. History of the Compound Marker
Inscription.
The Palace was erected in several stages and underwent various alterations. At the end of the Roman period, the role of the whole area changed. The Upper Palace was partitioned into private swellings, before being abandoned at the end of the Byzantine period. When both the hippodrome and the palace ceased to function, buildings were erected on their remains, including a prayer hall and a public latrine. In the Early Islamic period, the whole area of the theater was apparently turned into a ribat (a fortress erected for the purpose of the Jihad, or "Holy War"), surrounded by agricultural fields., Stage I: Herodian? through Early Roman 1 - Lower Palace (2 stories) 2 - Upper Palace (shortly later), (1 or 2 stories?) 3 - Portico 4 - Peristyle Courtyard 5 - Audience Hall 6 - Mikveh and Bathhouse 7 - Barrel-vaulted Cistern , Stage II: Roman 8 - Well 9 - Entrance Complex 10 - Large Bathhouse 11 - Offices and Administrative Units 12 - Stoa (or Basilica),
The Palace was erected in several stages and underwent various alterations. At the end of the Roman period, the role of the whole area changed. The Upper Palace was partitioned into private swellings, before being abandoned at the end of the Byzantine period. When both the hippodrome and the palace ceased to function, buildings were erected on their remains, including a prayer hall and a public latrine. In the Early Islamic period, the whole area of the theater was apparently turned into a ribat (a fortress erected for the purpose of the Jihad, or "Holy War"), surrounded by agricultural fields.
Stage I: Herodian? through Early Roman
1 - Lower Palace (2 stories)
2 - Upper Palace (shortly later), (1 or 2 stories?)
3 - Portico
4 - Peristyle Courtyard
5 - Audience Hall
6 - Mikveh & Bathhouse
7 - Barrel-vaulted Cistern
Stage II: Roman
8 - Well
9 - Entrance Complex
10 - Large Bathhouse
11 - Offices & Administrative Units
12 - Stoa (or Basilica)
תולדות המכלול
הארמון
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פנימיים. לאחר התקופה הרומית, השתנה ייעוד
האזור כולו. הארמון העליון חולק ליחידות מגורים
פרטיות, והאתר ניטש סופית בשלהי התקופה
הביזאנטית. על הריסות ההיפודרום והארמון הוקמו
מבנים שונים, כגון בית תפילה ומבנה
Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019
2. History of the Compound Marker
בית שימוש.
בתקופה המוסלמית הקדומה אזור התיאטרון הפך
כנראה לריבאט (מבצר ממוקם באזורי ספר למטרת
גייהד, "מלחמת קודש"), שהיה מוקף בשדות חקלאיים.
שלב 1: מתקופת הורדוס (?) עד רומי קדום
1. (ארמון תחתון (שתי קומות)
2. (ארמון עליון (קומה אחת או שתיים!). (קצת מאוחר יותר)
3.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019
3. History of the Compound Marker
פורטיקו
4. חצר פריסטילית
5. אולם הקבלה
6. מקווה ובית-מרחץ
ו מאגר מים מקומר חביתי. 7
שלב :II רומי
8 בור מים
9 מערך כניסה
10 בית מרחץ גדול
11 לשכות ומשרדים
12 (סטואה, או בזיליקה)
Location. 32° 29.838′ N, 34° 53.412′ E. Marker is in Sdot Yam, Haifa District, in Hadera. Marker is on Israel National Trail, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Chariot-Races (a few steps from this marker); King Herod's Hippodrome (a few steps from
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 13, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
