Tag Archive for 'Hippos-Sussita'

The fragment of the mosaic in Hippos-Sussita, Israel. Image credit: University of Haifa.

1,400-Year-Old Colorful Christian Mosaic Found in Israel

Sep 20, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of Israeli archaeologists has uncovered an impressively detailed mosaic in an ancient city called Hippos-Sussita. Dating back approximately 1,400...

Roman theater at Hippos-Sussita; the results of the trial excavation: semicircular passage between the lower and upper seating arrangements (praencinctio) and entrance to a vaulted corridor (vomitorium). Image credit: Michael Eisenberg, University of Haifa.

Archaeologists Uncover Roman Theater, Bathhouse at Hippos-Sussita

Jan 31, 2017 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists from the the University of Haifa has discovered a large theater and a public bathhouse at the archaeological site of the ancient...

University of Haifa archaeologist with the bronze mask of Pan. Image credit: Michael Eisenberg.

Archaeologists Find Rare Bronze Mask of Pan

Mar 16, 2015 by News Staff

Israeli archaeologists from the University of Haifa have uncovered an enormous bronze mask of Pan (Faunus, Satyr) – the Greek/Roman god of the woods,...