🏛️ Hippos-Julias
Hellenistic and Roman city ruins in the Decapolis
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the Golan Heights
- Founded in the Hellenistic period; expanded under Roman rule as part of the Decapolis
- Site spans approximately 200 acres with remains dating from the 4th century BCE to the 8th century CE
- Occupied by Israel since 1967; archaeological work ongoing since the 1990s
Hippos-Julias was a major urban center in the eastern Levant, overlooking the Sea of Galilee from a commanding ...