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Jerusalem (JTA) — A
Greek inscription found re-
cently in Beit She'an by ar-
chaeologists from Hebrew
University, sheds new light
on the status of a prominent
Samaritan family that lived
there, and on the date of the
construction of a magnifi-
cent commercial street in
the town.
Beit She'an was the cen-
tral city of northern Israel
under the Romans and was
known at the time by its
Roman name of Scythopolis.
It later became the capital of
what was known as the Se-
cond Palestine (Palestina
Secunda) under Byzantine
rule.
The inscription is one of
only a few archaeological
finds ever uncovered in
Israel that talk about people
who have been known until
now only from historical
texts of the period.
The eight-line inscription
was etched into a large stone
block about 3.5 feet wide,
which sat atop an archway
that was part of a stone por-
tico lining the front of a row
of shops along the main
thoroughfare of Byzantine-
era Beit She'an. The portico
collapsed during the severe
earthquake that shook the
town in the year 749.
The inscription was
discovered during restora-
tion efforts along the main
street, when the collapsed
portico's stones were raised.
The restoration is one phase
of an extensive, years-long
archaeological dig being
conducted on the site, under
the supervision of Professor
Gideon Foerster and Pro-
fessor Yoram Tsafrir of the
Hebrew University Institute
of Archaeology.
The inscription tells of the
construction of the portico
between 500 and 515, with
funds provided by Byzantine
Emperor Anastasius. In-
itiators of the project are
given as the brothers
Salustius and Silvanus, the
sons of Arsenius, all jurists
from the city of Scythopolis.
Silvanus, known from
historical sources as the
owner of substantial proper-
ties and also a high city offi-
cial, was a member of an im-
portant Samaritan family
with close ties to the Byzan-
tine emperors of those days.
His son, also named
Arsenius, converted to
Christianity and reached the
status of senator in the
Byzantine capital Constan-
tinople. Nevertheless, he re-
tained contacts with his
family and his hometown.
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