Hammath Tiberias

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Moshe Dothan (1961-1963)
Main Finds: Broadhouse with columns. Highly decorated mosaic floor with zodiac, menorahs and other ritual objects.
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 48-49), Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 49-50), Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 65-75)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: National Park. Entrance fee.
Mosaic - Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
Longitude: 35.550743
Latitude: 32.766063
Road 90/Eliezer Kaplan Blvd, Tiberias, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Leibner, U. and Arubas, B. "Invisible Synagogues of the Second Temple Period" 180, 2022: 9-32, (Hebrew).
  2. Weiss, Z. "Innovations in the Study of Synagogues in Tiberias and Hammat" Qadmoniot 162, 2021: 70-77, (Hebrew).
  3. Dothan, M. "The Synagogues at Hammath-Tiberias" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 4, 1968: 116-123, (Hebrew).
  4. Dotan, M. "Hamat Teveriya" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 573-577.
  5. Dothan, M. "The Synagogue at Hammath-Tiberias" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 63-69.
  6. Dothan, M. Hammath Tiberias; Early Synagogues. Jerusalem, 1983.
  7. Dothan, M. Hammath Tiberias; The Late Synagogues. ed. B.L. Johnson, Jerusalem, 2000.
  8. Milson, D. "The stratum IB building at Hammat Tiberias : synagogue or church?" Palestine Exploration Quarterly 136;1, 2004: 45- 46.
  9. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 215-227.
  10. Weiss, Z. "Stratum II at Hammath Tiberias: Reconstructing Its Access; Internal Space; and Architecture" in A Wandering Galilean: Essays in Honour of Sean Freyne. ed. Z. Rodgers et al., I-IV, Leiden: Brill, 2009: 321-342.

Photos:

Photos
Mosaic - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Greek inscription, Dothan 1983: plate 18,1, photo by Joseph Schweig, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Greek inscription, Dothan 1983: plate 18,1, photo by Joseph Schweig, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Aramaic inscription, Dothan 1983: plate 21,1, photo by Joseph Schweig, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic inscription, Dothan 1983: plate 21,1, photo by Joseph Schweig, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Milson 2004: 51 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The south-western corner of the original structure (to the right) and later abutting (on the left) (view to the north) | Milson 2004: 51
Milson 2004: 49 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The small platform in the south-western corner of the prayer hall (view to the south) | Milson 2004: 49
Milson 2004: 47 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The platform in the synagogue (view to the south-east) | Milson 2004: 47
Milson 2004: 51 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The seam between the southern wall and apse wall (view to the north-west) | Milson 2004: 51
Dotahn 1968: 118. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General View of the Hammath-Tiberias Synagogues Excavation- Looking West | Dotahn 1968: 118. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Dothan 1968: Plate 1. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic | Dothan 1968: Plate 1. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Dothan 1968: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic Inscription | Dothan 1968: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Synagogue IIa Dothan 1983: 29, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Synagogue IIa Dothan 1983: 29, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Reconstruction of Synagogue IIa Dothan 1983: 69, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Reconstruction of Synagogue IIa Dothan 1983: 69, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Reconstruction, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations​, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem​ © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Reconstruction, courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations​, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem​
Milson 2004: 49 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan of Synagogue at Hammat Tiberias | Milson 2004: 49
Milson 2004: 51 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan of synagogue B Hammat Tiberias | Milson 2004: 51
Dothan 1968: 120. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
IIa Synagogue Plan | Dothan 1968: 120. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Dothan 1968: 123. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ia Synagogue Plan | Dothan 1968: 123. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Dothan 1968: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exlporation Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic Floor Sketch | Dothan 1968: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exlporation Society

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