guy Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) Quote “ A renewal project in Tel Ashkelon National Park will reveal the spectacular archaeological remains of a magnificent 2,000-year-old Basilica“ https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/307198 Edited August 27, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted June 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Here’s another article on the discovery: Quote “According to Haaretz’s Ruth Schuster, coins discovered in the basilica’s foundations pinpoint its construction to Herod’s reign, which spanned 37 to 4 B.C. Like other pre-Christian basilicas in the Greco-Roman world, it served as a civic rather than religious center and consisted of three parts: a central space and two side halls.“ Statues of the goddesses Nike and Tyche, or Isis (Israel Antiquities Authority via Facebook) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-2000-year-old-roman-basilica-180977926/ Edited August 27, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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