Tiberias the capital of the Galilee, one of the four Holy Cities of Israel Which was built by Antipas in the year 17-20, C.E. Antipas named the city Tiberias in honor of the Roman Ceasar, Tiberius. The institution of Jewish Leadership, the Sanhedrin . . . — — Map (db m65327) HM
This building was part of Tiberias' northern quarter between the 6th and 11th centuries CE. The quarter occupied by Jews and the synagogue stood in its center. This building has three rooms and a courtyard with a well. — — Map (db m65359) HM
Doors of Burial Caves
Burial caves were frequently sealed by stone doors in order to prevent bad smells and looting. In 2nd-3rd centuries CE Tiberias, basalt doors were used in mausolea and decorated with relief of panels and iron nails that . . . — — Map (db m65341) HM
The Architecture of Tiberias
The columns, bases, cornices and capitals attest to the superb architecture of the public buildings in Tiberias. These were built according to the 2nd-3rd centuries CE Roman Imperial tradition. The . . . — — Map (db m65352) HM
[Text at the top of the marker]: The Crusader-Ottoman Building
This was built in the 12th century CE and remained in use until the Ottoman period. The hall has typical pointed vaults and embrasures in the walls, with remains of . . . — — Map (db m65331) HM
The wall was erected by the Beduin Governor of the Tiberias Region, Daher El-Omer, in the 18th century on the basis of the ruins of an earlier wall built by the Crusaders.
The wall was destroyed in the 1837 earthquake and since then only . . . — — Map (db m65326) HM
This is one of the thirteen synagogues existed in Tiberias according to the Talmud. It was a square building divided by two rows of columns. One of the mosaics bears a dedication inscription decorated with Jewish symbols: Lulav and Etrog. The . . . — — Map (db m65333) HM
LIBERATION OF TIBERIAS MEMORIAL
At the end of March 1948, the Arabs of Tiberias succeeded, with the assistance of armed gangs from the outside, to cut off the Jewish Quarter in the old city from the new one. At the same time, they cut off the . . . — — Map (db m222079) HM WM
Rabbi Ammi was among the greatest Talmudic sages and scholars of the third generation (of rabbis) in the Land of Israel (beginning of the 4th c. CE). Rabbi Ammi was head of the Yeshiva in Tiberias following the death of his rabbi, Rabbi Yochanan. . . . — — Map (db m221220) HM
The son of Avraham, son of the Rambam, David served as Nagid (head) of the Jewish community in Egypt, Syria and the Land of Israel in the 13th century CE. When rabbis demanded that the Rambam's "Guide for the Perplexed" be banned, he fought for his . . . — — Map (db m221396) HM
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos was among Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai's most prominent pupils. He was raised in a wealthy home but gave up a life of abundance, choosing to dedicate himself to Torah learning. His rabbi said that he was like a "cemented pit . . . — — Map (db m221218) HM
Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef was a student of Rabbi Yosef Halevi Ibn Magash and lived in the 12th century CE. Escaping anti-Semitic rioters, Rabbi Maimon took his family on a long and difficult road to safety from Cordoba in Spain to Morocco and from . . . — — Map (db m221400) HM
Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was one of the students of Hillel and Shammai. He escaped the besieged city of Jerusalem immediately before its destruction (in the year 70 CE) and asked Vespasian, the commander of Roman forces in Judea, to "Give me Yavneh . . . — — Map (db m221206) HM
This portion of the Old City wall was preserved intact. It is the remains of the wall built during the 18th century by the Beduin Ruler of the region Daher El-Omar. It is easy to notice the shooting posts on the wall.
On the west side, in . . . — — Map (db m221402) HM
Rabbi Yeshayahu Halevi Horwitz, the "Shlah", a rabbi and kabbalist, one of the greatest Ashkenazi (Western European) scholars, lived in the 15th century. He held religious positions in various Jewish communities across Europe, the main one being in . . . — — Map (db m221223) HM
The Rambam, "The Great Eagle", was among the greatest of Jewish sages of the Middle Ages and a symbol of Jewish wisdom. He was born in the year 4898 (1138) in Cordoba, Andalusia to the judge Rabbi Maimon and his wife. He was forced to wander with . . . — — Map (db m221398) HM
