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The summer months pulsate with heat in the Bet-She'an Valley. At its heart, in the ancient city of Bet-She'an, were discovered the remains of bathhouses, fountains, and ornamental pools - echoes of a past rich in water . . . — — Map (db m141501) HM
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Monument
The purpose of this lavish structure is uncertain; it may have served as a central monument. Together with the surrounding buildings, it collapsed in the earthquake of 749 C.E.
Nymphaeum
Splendid . . . — — Map (db m141528) HM
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Roman Bet-She'an, known as Nyssa Scythopolis, became Christian, reaching its golden age in the 6th century C.E. In the 7th century, Muslims settled in the city, once again changing its character. One day in the year 749, an . . . — — Map (db m141502) HM
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In the Roman period, during the 2nd century C.E., the monumental center of Bet-She'an was built into the valley at the foot of the tell. Roman style and workmanship were applied in constructing public buildings, which were . . . — — Map (db m141513) HM
Visitors to the bathhouse and the theater enjoyed a life of social grace and culture.
But what did they do when nature called?
Like a true Roman-Byzantine city, Bet-She'an had public latrines. Users entered an open courtyard paved with a mosaic . . . — — Map (db m221169) HM
•First settlement-5000-3600 B.C.E.-Challcolithic
•15 to 12 cent. B.C.E., Center of Egyptian rule-3600-1130 B.C.E.-Canaanite
•Death of Saul and his sons at Mt. Gilboa, the corpses were displayed at the city walls-1140-1000 B.C.E.-The Judges . . . — — Map (db m221182) HM
Part of the ancient nucleus of Roman Bet-She'an
(1st century C.E.)
These temples may have been an integral element of the Roman Agora. The water systems found at the site attest to the use of water in the ritual.
(Hebrew text not . . . — — Map (db m221171) HM
The history of Bet-She'an begins in the fifth millennium B.C.E. with the first settlers who arrived on the banks of Nahal Harod. Over time, many rulers and inhabitants built and rebuilt settlements on the site, and the hill grew into a tell. Ancient . . . — — Map (db m221181) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m221164) HM
Performances at the theatre were presented in the
daytime. As was the usual practice in the Roman world, the seats faced north so that the spectators had their backs to the sun. Comedies and tragedies were rarely included in the repertoire. Like . . . — — Map (db m221173) HM
In the Byzantine period a concourse surrounded by porticoes was built in the city center, to serve as a hub of commerce and activity for the citizens.
With the ascent of Muslim rule in the Umayyad dynasty, the agora became a major center for the . . . — — Map (db m221167) HM
נתיב האריות - בית שאן
(Hebrew text not transcribed)
"And Manasseh had in Issachar and Asher Beth Shean and it's towns..." . . . — — Map (db m240317) HM
An inscription found at this site refers to it as the Sigma. Some of the rooms surrounding the semicircular concourse are inlaid with mosaic floors decorated with geometric motifs and foliage.
Most striking is the floor depicting Tyche, goddess of . . . — — Map (db m221166) HM
The theatre of Beth Shean (Scythopolis), which had about 7,000 seats divided in three seating areas, is the best-preserved ancient theatre discovered in Israel. It was built at the end of the second century CE on the remains of a first-century . . . — — Map (db m221177) HM
The theatre of Beth-Shean (Scythopolis),
which had about 7,000 seats divided in three seating areas, is the best-preserved ancient theatre discovered in Israel. It was built at the end of the second century CE on the remains of a first-century . . . — — Map (db m221176) HM
Theatres were first created in ancient Greece - 6th century B.C. - where drama was born. From the 4th century B.C. onwards they spread to Sicily, Southern Italy and Asia Minor. During the Roman Empire - 1st to 3rd century A.D. - theatres spread to . . . — — Map (db m221172) HM
