Bet She'an
Bet She'an was a stunning Roman City which was completely excavated and restored to get a feel for what it would have been. It had an impressive colonnaded street running through the center of the city with remains of bathhouses, markets and a theater. On the North-West side of the city there was a large hill that we hiked to get a full view of the city. This hill site was also the place where Saul and his sons were hung after being defeated by the Philistines. The story is in 1 Samuel 31. After realizing that the hillside I was standing on happened to be the same hillside mentioned in 1 Samuel I was blown away just by the fact that I was at such an ancient and historic place. I have read about places in the bible my whole life, but actually being there was just indescribable.
This first picture is a panoramic taken at the top of the hill. You can really get a sense of the city with this angle.
F.Y.I: I plan on having a blog soon with a few panoramic pictures of the Sea of Galilee at Sunset and the Sea of Galilee in the Day. I'm still finishing up the Photoshop work, but they will be awesome when I get them done. So keep a look out for those.
Zippori
This is another Roman city with some of the main attractions being a massive underground cistern and pipeline, a synagogue, and especially the mosaics. The mosaics were absolutely stunning and the worst part for you bloggers is a camera hardly does justice to how they look in real life. The most famous mosaic is located in the Dionysus house. This lady is known as the "Mona Lisa of Zippori."
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