Roman temple at Zippori, Galilee

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Roman temple at Zippori, Galilee

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BBC

Roman temple found under church

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a Roman temple beneath the foundations of a church.
The building, which dates to the second century AD, was found during an excavation at Zippori, the capital of Galilee during the Roman period.

The temple walls were plundered in ancient times and little more than its foundations now remain.
Coins minted in the town suggest Greek god Zeus and goddess Tyche may have been worshipped at the site.

The building is located south of the "decumanus" (colonnaded street) which ran east to west through the town and served as the main thoroughfare in Roman and Byzantine times. [...]
Whole article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7555845.stm
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This find does make one wonder about the "Jewishness" of Galilee in the first century AD.
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