Historical site in Lower Galilee, (Between the Movil Junction and Nazareth). Remains of early settlements, mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods, were discovered here. Among them are public and residential buildings, a theater, a colonnaded street, a Crusader castle and a church. A reconstructed Roman villa protects a magnificent mosaic floor. Other mosaics have been uncovered as well, in extensive ongoing excavation works at the site. Sepphoris is mentioned in various sources such as Josephus’ writings and in Talmudic literature, it was devastated by an earthquake in 363, but was rebuilt. The city was an important site for Jews
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