Beit Shean
Beit Shean is one of Israel’s most extensive Roman-Byzantine archaeological sites, at the meeting of the Jezreel and Jordan valleys with layers to the Bronze Age. Discussed here alongside the Crusader fortress at Belvoir.
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Roman statues were never white
We think of Roman statues as cool white marble. They never were. They were painted in bright colour, and the white is an accident of time and taste. Where to see these colours in Israel.
Belvoir Fortress and Beit Shean
A north-bound field trip south of the Sea of Galilee, taking in the Crusader fortress of Belvoir above the Jordan Valley and the vast Roman and Byzantine ruins of Scythopolis at Beit Shean.
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Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
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