🏛️ Scythopolis-Pella
Greco-Roman city ruins in the Jordan Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in northern Israel's Beth Shean valley, in the Jordan Valley
- One of the ten cities of the Decapolis—a confederation of Greco-Roman municipalities
- Occupied from the Bronze Age through the medieval period; peak prosperity under Roman rule (1st–4th centuries CE)
- Designated a national park; extensive archaeological remains visible above ground
Scythopolis, known in antiquity as Pella, ranks among the largest and most significant Greco-Roman cities in the Levant ...