🏛️ Ptolemais-Sepphoris
Hellenistic and Roman city in Lower Galilee
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Lower Galilee, northern Israel, near modern Sefforim village
- Founded as Ptolemais in the Hellenistic period (3rd century BCE); later known as Sepphoris
- Served as administrative and cultural center under Herodian and Roman rule
- Contains substantial remains of Roman-era structures, mosaics, and domestic quarters
Ptolemais-Sepphoris was a major urban center in Roman Palestine, strategically positioned in Lower Galilee. The city experienced significant ...