Apollonia

Other Name: Arsuf
Religion: Samaritan

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Oren Tal (2014-2015)
Main Finds: A hall with an east west orientation, a mosaic pavement with bilingual Greek-Samaritan inscription
Identified Structure: Yes
Inscriptions: Bilingual Greek-Samaritan (Tal 2020: 7-9)
Mosaics: Yes
Site Condition: Inside Apollonia National Park-entrance fee. The mosaic can be viewed at the site.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Coastal Plain
Longitude: 34.807080
Latitude: 32.192052

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Tal, O. "A Samaritan Synagogue of the Byzantine Period at Apollonia-Arsuf/Sozousa?" Religions 11(3) 127, 2020.

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