🏛️ Scythopolis-Pella
Hellenistic and Roman city ruins in the Jordan Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Beth Shean valley, northern Israel, near the Jordan River
- Historical periods: Hellenistic (3rd century BCE) through Byzantine (6th century CE)
- UNESCO status: Part of the Tels in the Jezreel Valley World Heritage Site
- Archaeological significance: One of the Decapolis cities; substantial Roman remains including theater, bathhouse, and colonnaded streets
Scythopolis-Pella was one of the ten cities of the Decapolis, a confederation of Hellenistic and Roman urban centers ...