#MosaicMonday - Mosaic pavement from Sepphoris (Diocaesarea), Israel, depicting a centaur draped in a leopard-skin cloak and holding a large bowl inscribed with the Greek phrase "Helpful God". Dated to the 5th century AD.
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic pavement from Sepphoris (Diocaesarea), Israel, depicting a centaur draped in a leopard-skin cloak and holding a large bowl inscribed with the Greek phrase "Helpful God". Dated to the 5th century AD.
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic floor from a late Roman building in Sepphoris (Israel), dating from the 5th century AD, depicting a gate of the city of Alexandria, as indicated by the inscription. To the right of the gate, a tower with a flame at its summit likely represents the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
May 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic floor from a late Roman building in Sepphoris (Israel), dating from the 5th century AD, depicting a gate of the city of Alexandria, as indicated by the inscription. To the right of the gate, a tower with a flame at its summit likely represents the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
#MosaicMonday - The so-called "Mona Lisa of Galilee", a detail of a 3rd-century AD mosaic depicting the rites of Dionysus. It decorated the triclinium floor of a villa in Sepphoris. This young woman with blushed cheeks is crowned with a wreath and adorned with earrings. She might represent Venus.
December 16, 2024 at 4:14 PM
#MosaicMonday - The so-called "Mona Lisa of Galilee", a detail of a 3rd-century AD mosaic depicting the rites of Dionysus. It decorated the triclinium floor of a villa in Sepphoris. This young woman with blushed cheeks is crowned with a wreath and adorned with earrings. She might represent Venus.
#RomanRoadsFriday The Decumanus in Sepphoris in the lower Galilee. 2015 Travels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris
May 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#RomanRoadsFriday The Decumanus in Sepphoris in the lower Galilee. 2015 Travels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris
On the green hills of Galilee, near Sepphoris, archaeologists uncovered a village mentioned by Josephus and Jewish texts—complete with its ancient synagogue. A window into history, faith, and life in the shadow of Sepphoris. 🌿🏺 #Archaeology #Galilee
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January 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On the green hills of Galilee, near Sepphoris, archaeologists uncovered a village mentioned by Josephus and Jewish texts—complete with its ancient synagogue. A window into history, faith, and life in the shadow of Sepphoris. 🌿🏺 #Archaeology #Galilee
Also wild to consider that Abrahamism built its foundation on the abortifacient Saffron.
Sargon was from Azupiranu.
Shiphrah midwifed Moses.
Moses married Zipporah.
Sepphoris produced Mary.
Sargon was from Azupiranu.
Shiphrah midwifed Moses.
Moses married Zipporah.
Sepphoris produced Mary.
July 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Also wild to consider that Abrahamism built its foundation on the abortifacient Saffron.
Sargon was from Azupiranu.
Shiphrah midwifed Moses.
Moses married Zipporah.
Sepphoris produced Mary.
Sargon was from Azupiranu.
Shiphrah midwifed Moses.
Moses married Zipporah.
Sepphoris produced Mary.
Sepphoris is an ancient site lying in the heart of the Galilee province in northern Israel. The city grew during the Hellenistic period and reached its peak in the 2nd century AD. Hadrian changed its name to Diocaesarea (the city of Zeus and Caesar).
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Sepphoris/Diocaesarea
Sepphoris, also known as Diocaesarea, lies 289 metres above sea level on a hill in the heart of the Galilee province, about 5 kilometres west of Nazareth. Its history can be traced back to the Persian...
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October 9, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Sepphoris is an ancient site lying in the heart of the Galilee province in northern Israel. The city grew during the Hellenistic period and reached its peak in the 2nd century AD. Hadrian changed its name to Diocaesarea (the city of Zeus and Caesar).
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#MosaicMonday - The "Mona Lisa of Galilee", detail of a large 3rd-century AD mosaic depicting the rites of Dionysus. It decorated the triclinium floor of a villa in Sepphoris, located in the central Galilee region. This young woman might represent one of the four seasons or the goddess Venus.
October 9, 2023 at 1:37 PM
#MosaicMonday - The "Mona Lisa of Galilee", detail of a large 3rd-century AD mosaic depicting the rites of Dionysus. It decorated the triclinium floor of a villa in Sepphoris, located in the central Galilee region. This young woman might represent one of the four seasons or the goddess Venus.
Oofda. Well, I'm still a scene short of /narrative/ conclusion on that chapter, but it compiles, plays, and covers a lot of the topics I wanted to. So that's something students can read as assigned.
I still need to write one more scene of 'hang out in Sepphoris, with cultural tensions & tax law'.
I still need to write one more scene of 'hang out in Sepphoris, with cultural tensions & tax law'.
March 16, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Oofda. Well, I'm still a scene short of /narrative/ conclusion on that chapter, but it compiles, plays, and covers a lot of the topics I wanted to. So that's something students can read as assigned.
I still need to write one more scene of 'hang out in Sepphoris, with cultural tensions & tax law'.
I still need to write one more scene of 'hang out in Sepphoris, with cultural tensions & tax law'.
Deputy describes Galilee as a first century backwater and now I’m down a mental rabbit hole about how the Decapolis and Sepphoris was actually kind of bustling thank you very much. #gc81
June 24, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Deputy describes Galilee as a first century backwater and now I’m down a mental rabbit hole about how the Decapolis and Sepphoris was actually kind of bustling thank you very much. #gc81
Current stack is:
* Galilee Through the Centuries
* Policing the Roman Empire
* Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World
* Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
* Travel in the Ancient World
* Sepphoris in Galilee
* Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
* The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture
* Galilee Through the Centuries
* Policing the Roman Empire
* Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World
* Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
* Travel in the Ancient World
* Sepphoris in Galilee
* Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
* The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture
February 29, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Current stack is:
* Galilee Through the Centuries
* Policing the Roman Empire
* Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World
* Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
* Travel in the Ancient World
* Sepphoris in Galilee
* Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
* The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture
* Galilee Through the Centuries
* Policing the Roman Empire
* Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World
* Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
* Travel in the Ancient World
* Sepphoris in Galilee
* Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
* The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture
baths to pamper themselves...
the [Roman] government heard about this. They declared: let Judah who promoted [the governement] be promoted; Jose who said nothing be deported to Sepphoris;
Simon who criticized [the government] shall be executed.
Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 33b
the [Roman] government heard about this. They declared: let Judah who promoted [the governement] be promoted; Jose who said nothing be deported to Sepphoris;
Simon who criticized [the government] shall be executed.
Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 33b
March 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
baths to pamper themselves...
the [Roman] government heard about this. They declared: let Judah who promoted [the governement] be promoted; Jose who said nothing be deported to Sepphoris;
Simon who criticized [the government] shall be executed.
Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 33b
the [Roman] government heard about this. They declared: let Judah who promoted [the governement] be promoted; Jose who said nothing be deported to Sepphoris;
Simon who criticized [the government] shall be executed.
Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 33b
I really just meant to skim this for bits that are really useful for characterizing Sepphoris in my fiction, but it's hard to skim when it's... like this. Constantly.
I guess I am getting a sense of some of the local tensions and more volatile situations in the area around that time?
I guess I am getting a sense of some of the local tensions and more volatile situations in the area around that time?
February 26, 2024 at 9:18 PM
I really just meant to skim this for bits that are really useful for characterizing Sepphoris in my fiction, but it's hard to skim when it's... like this. Constantly.
I guess I am getting a sense of some of the local tensions and more volatile situations in the area around that time?
I guess I am getting a sense of some of the local tensions and more volatile situations in the area around that time?
Anyway, for a very heavily excavated and recorded and analyzed ancient location, there are a /lot/ of things we don't know about even the basic architecture of Sepphoris in the mid 1st century, huh.
March 15, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Anyway, for a very heavily excavated and recorded and analyzed ancient location, there are a /lot/ of things we don't know about even the basic architecture of Sepphoris in the mid 1st century, huh.
Yippee lets #meetthewebcomic!
Heaven Help Us is a historical fantasy about a sad gay pathetic priest who is bullied by every person he ever meets.
You can read it here: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/he...
Heaven Help Us is a historical fantasy about a sad gay pathetic priest who is bullied by every person he ever meets.
You can read it here: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/he...
November 19, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Yippee lets #meetthewebcomic!
Heaven Help Us is a historical fantasy about a sad gay pathetic priest who is bullied by every person he ever meets.
You can read it here: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/he...
Heaven Help Us is a historical fantasy about a sad gay pathetic priest who is bullied by every person he ever meets.
You can read it here: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/he...
Okay, one more article on urbanization of Sepphoris in early/middle Roman times, and then I should probably call it quits for the day. Tomorrow I can actually do /writing/ or some such.
February 25, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Okay, one more article on urbanization of Sepphoris in early/middle Roman times, and then I should probably call it quits for the day. Tomorrow I can actually do /writing/ or some such.
Mosaic of a menorah from Tsipori/Sepphoris before & after restoration
December 26, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Mosaic of a menorah from Tsipori/Sepphoris before & after restoration
When you're about to tell the people of Sepphoris that Rebbe has died and it suddenly gets VERY uncomfortable
July 6, 2023 at 10:37 PM
When you're about to tell the people of Sepphoris that Rebbe has died and it suddenly gets VERY uncomfortable
Who actually was Mary? James D. Tabor takes a historical lens to a central figure of the Christian faith.
Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?
“A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” –Jesus * Sepphoris is a forgotten city. You won’t find it in the New Testament, and until recently it was not even included on the maps of the Holy Land fou…
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September 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Who actually was Mary? James D. Tabor takes a historical lens to a central figure of the Christian faith.
"At sites known to be Jewish (Jotapata, Gamia and Sepphoris), most of the lamps were imported from Jerusalem, whereas the same type of lamp found at
Gentile sites (Dora and Scythopolis) were mostly locally produced."
...huh. That /is/ interesting. Especially given what pottery imports tend to mean.
Gentile sites (Dora and Scythopolis) were mostly locally produced."
...huh. That /is/ interesting. Especially given what pottery imports tend to mean.
February 25, 2024 at 9:04 PM
"At sites known to be Jewish (Jotapata, Gamia and Sepphoris), most of the lamps were imported from Jerusalem, whereas the same type of lamp found at
Gentile sites (Dora and Scythopolis) were mostly locally produced."
...huh. That /is/ interesting. Especially given what pottery imports tend to mean.
Gentile sites (Dora and Scythopolis) were mostly locally produced."
...huh. That /is/ interesting. Especially given what pottery imports tend to mean.
A Glimpse into History: The House of Dionysos in Sepphoris
2 min read: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ayk...
And also on my Blog: nirtopper.com
#nir_topper #tourguide #history #society #culture #israel #travel #tourism #archaeology #Sepphoris #Mosaic #AncientCity #Galilee #RomanEmpire #JewishHeritage
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And also on my Blog: nirtopper.com
#nir_topper #tourguide #history #society #culture #israel #travel #tourism #archaeology #Sepphoris #Mosaic #AncientCity #Galilee #RomanEmpire #JewishHeritage
March 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
A Glimpse into History: The House of Dionysos in Sepphoris
2 min read: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ayk...
And also on my Blog: nirtopper.com
#nir_topper #tourguide #history #society #culture #israel #travel #tourism #archaeology #Sepphoris #Mosaic #AncientCity #Galilee #RomanEmpire #JewishHeritage
2 min read: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ayk...
And also on my Blog: nirtopper.com
#nir_topper #tourguide #history #society #culture #israel #travel #tourism #archaeology #Sepphoris #Mosaic #AncientCity #Galilee #RomanEmpire #JewishHeritage
...and now I'm thinking wistfully of designing and building Small Inn Simulator (First Century Galilee), where you play a widow with a house along the road to Sepphoris.
Right. Back to /this/ game.
Right. Back to /this/ game.
April 26, 2024 at 8:47 PM
...and now I'm thinking wistfully of designing and building Small Inn Simulator (First Century Galilee), where you play a widow with a house along the road to Sepphoris.
Right. Back to /this/ game.
Right. Back to /this/ game.
Is this cheese kosher? Lower Galilee inn appearing in Talmudic s - The Jerusalem Post
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Is this cheese kosher? Lower Galilee inn appearing in Talmudic stories excavated
Subheader: The inn served travelers between Tiberias and Sepphoris and was significant enough to be mentioned in the Talmud, where it appears in two distinct stories.
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February 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Is this cheese kosher? Lower Galilee inn appearing in Talmudic s - The Jerusalem Post
www.jpost.com/archaeology/...
www.jpost.com/archaeology/...