101 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — 21 — Cultic Area —

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

102 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — Down the Centuries in Bet-She'an —

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

103 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — Palladius Street —

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

104 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — Performances at the theatre —

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

105 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — 22 — The Agora / האגורה —

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

106 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — The Lion's Trail - Bet Shean —

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

107 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — 5 — The Sigma / הסיגמה —

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

108 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — The Theatre / התיאטרון —

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

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109 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — The theatre of Beth-Shean (Scythopolis) —

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

110 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Beit She'an — Theatres —

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

111 ► Israel, Northern District, Yizrael, Yokne'am Illit — Wilfrid Israel — וילפריד ישראל —

(Hebrew not transcribed) Wilfrid Israel Wilfrid Israel (1899-1943), Anglo-German Jewish Holocaust rescuer of ~ 20,000 Jews. Israel was the chief representative of German Jewry. Based upon his experience with Youth Aliyah, he . . . — — Map (db m238153) HM

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