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Analysis of Roman siege works around the desert stronghold of Masada show they took only a couple of weeks to build. Also, could the terrible tragedy of the Jews there have a different origin than assumed?

Yair Whiteson, 13, found the bronze ring while hiking with his father. Experts believe it depicts Minerva or Athena and dates back to the Roman period. The settlement on the Carmel forest ridge has been under archaeological investigation for 150 years yet the ring has only now been found

Israel used to build its main arteries on top of or parallel to the great roads of antiquity. New technology has changed this, but the Roman routes remain an unexploited tourist opportunity

  Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a massive 1,800-year-old Roman military base near Tel Megiddo in Israel. The camp, used by the VI Iron Legion for over 180 years, was discovered during a recent excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The base measures an enormous 550 meters long by 350 meters wide and served […]