🏛️ Scythopolis-Archelais
Hellenistic and Roman city ruins in the Jordan Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Beth Shean, northern Israel, in the Jordan Valley
- Occupied continuously from Hellenistic through Ottoman periods
- Destroyed by earthquake in 749 CE, later partially resettled
- Designated as a national park with visible Roman and Byzantine remains
Scythopolis-Archelais represents one of the Levant's most significant urban archaeological sites, with settlement layers spanning over two millennia ...