شهرها، بناها و اشیاء در لوانت رومی و بیزانسی: مطالعاتی به افتخار گابی مازور

Cities, Monuments and Objects in the Roman and Byzantine Levant celebrates Gabriel Mazor and his lifetime of work at the monumental city of Nysa-Scythopolis, Bet She'an Baysan. This metropolis, part of the storied Decapolis, or league of ten cities, that flourished during the Hellenistic, Roman-Byzantine and very early Islamic periods until the devastating earthquake of AD 748, has been the singular focus of Gabi Mazor for a generation. The excavations, conservation and reconstruction at the site, and the detailed publications all are deserving of praise and appreciation. Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites, in most cases by the chief archaeologists themselves, providing the latest information and insights about cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. This rare assemblage of scholars offers new material and interpretations of many of the key archaeological sites active today. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world. Cities, Monuments and Objects in the Roman and Byzantine Levant celebrates Gabriel Mazor and his lifetime of work at the monumental city of Nysa-Scythopolis, Bet Sheʼan Baysān. This metropolis, part of the storied Decapolis, or league of ten cities, that flourished during the Hellenistic, Roman-Byzantine and very early Islamic periods until the devastating earthquake of AD 748, has been the singular focus of Gabi Mazor for a generation. The excavations, conservation and reconstruction at the site, and the detailed publications all are deserving of praise and appreciation. Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites, in most cases by the chief archaeologists themselves, providing the latest information and insights about cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. This rare assemblage of scholars offers new material and interpretations of many of the key archaeological sites active today. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world. Walid Atrash is a Senior Research Archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority. His principal research interests centre on public structures and Classical architecture. His is editor of the Cornerstone Journal of Archaeological Sites, Written in Arabic with a summary in English and intended for the general Arab public. From 1987 he has worked on the large-scale excavation project in the Bet Sheʼan National Park. J. Andrew Overman is the Drake Distinguished Professor in the Fine and Arts and Humanities in the department of Classical Mediterranean and Middle East at Macalester College in the United States. His most recent publication is The Temple Complex at Horvat Omrit, with D.S. Schowalter and M.C. Nelson (Brill, 2021). Peter Gendelman is a Research Archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority. His principal research interests focus on Roman and Late Antique architectural monuments and urban planning as well as on various aspects of the material culture. Since 1992 he has worked on the large-scale excavation and research projects in Caesarea Maritima. Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright page 4 Contents Page 5 Gaby Mazor: An Appreciation 7 Nanette Goldman 7 Back to Bet She’an: Results of the 2019–2020 Fieldwork of the German-Israeli Tell Iẓṭabba Excavation Project 8 Meir Edrey, Philip Ebeling, Tamar Harpak, Achim Lichtenberger and Oren Tal 8 Monumentalizing Nysa-Scythopolis from the late 1st - 2nd century AD 22 Walid Atrash and J. Andrew Overman 22 “This was the Case with Beth She’an” The Character of a Jewish Community in a Gentile City 39 Tziona Grossmark 39 Beth She’an “Beauties”: An Introduction to the Sculptures from Roman and Byzantine Nysa-Scythopolis 54 Elise A. Friedland 54 Swinging Handles / ‘Door Knockers’ from Nysa-Scythopolis 65 Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom 65 The Church of the Martyr and Other Churches at Scythopolis (Beth Sheʼan): A Study of Literary and Epigraphic Sources 76 Leah Di Segni 76 The Christian Topography of Nysa-Scythopolis After Cyril of Scythopolis Historicity Versus Reality 90 Benjamin Y. Arubas 90 The Israeli Mount Hermon – 50 Years of Discoveries 100 Shimon Dar 100 Temples for the Imperial Cult in the Roman East: The Architectural Aspect 109 Arthur Segal 109 The ascent to the Temple Platform in Caesarea from the harbor side 126 Joseph Patrich 126 Three Unique Mausolea in the Western Upper Galilee 138 Mordechai Aviam and Dina Shalem 138 Unfinished Business: What Caused the Sudden Cessation of the Construction Works during the Foundation of Aelia Capitolina? 144 Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah and Orit Peleg-Barkat 144 The Roman Veterans’ Settlement at Moẓa c. AD 70–130 154 Uzi ‘Ad, Rachel Bar-Nathan and Itamar Taxel 154 Ramat Bet Shemesh Site 94/10: First Steps for the Understanding of Social Space Organization in Rural Hasmonean Shephelah: A view from Naḥal Yarmut 163 Débora Sandhaus and Ianir Milevski 163 The Lod Mosaic Revisited: New Discoveries in the Roman Domus 174 Amir Gorzalczany 174 The Late Antique Mansion Occupying Insula W2S4 Caesarea Maritima 184 Peter Gendelman and Yosef Porath 184 Champlevé Reliefs from Caesarea Maritima 200 Rivka Gersht 200 Byzantine Church at Kafr Kama 214 Nurit Feig and Mordechai Aviam 214 Mosaic floors of the monastery in Sede Nahum 227 Lihi Habas 227 Shivta Mosaics 240 Rina Talgam, Yotam Tepper, Michael Peleg and Orit Bortnik 240 Mampsis: Mapping the City Following a New Survey 253 Ofer Sion and Shoshana Israeli 253 Landscapes as Palimpsest: The ‘Ancient Lands’ Myth and the Evolution of Agricultural Landscapes in the Southern Levant in Late Antiquity 267 Gideon Avni 267 Hiding Complexes in Galilee: Aspects and Significance 280 Yinon Shivtiel 280 An Early Islamic Residential Quarter at Tabariyya 293 Walid Atrash and J. Andrew Overman 293 First guidebooks to the ‘Russian Palestine’ From sacral journey itinerary to decision makers tool and advertising mean 309 Alla Nagorski and Mitia Frumin 309 Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites connected with cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world.