Title | ID | Language(s) | Date | Transcription | Translation | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Byzantine. Mosaic. Acclamation. | bshe0152 | Greek | Between 324 CE and 638 CE | νίκα ἡ τύχη τῶν βενετῶν | To the victory of Tyche of the Blues | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, end of the 5th century CE. Mosaic. Bible Verse. | bshe0153 | Greek | Between 475 CE and 500 CE | + Εἰρήνη ἡ εἴσοδός σου
καὶ ἡ ἔξοδος | Blessed are you in your arriving, and blessed are you in your leaving. | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Circa 500 CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory. | bshe0155 | Greek | Between 475 CE and 525 CE | τοῦτωοτον νεὼνναὸν | This is the temple | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Late 1st century CE. Amphora. Label. | bshe0156 | Latin | Between 70 CE and 100 CE | Gemonnea | Gemonnea | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, 5th-6th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory | bshe0157 | Hebrew, Aramaic | Between 400 CE and 600 CE | דכיר לתו אומנה דעבד חדה
אבידתהעבידתה | Remember the craftsmen who made this Mosaic! | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, 5th-7th century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory. | bshe0158 | Hebrew, Aramaic | Between 400 CE and 700 CE | דכירין לטב כל בני חבורתה קדישתה דהנון מתחזקין בתקונה דאתרה
קדישה ובשלמה תהוי להוה ברכתה אמן
רוב שלום חסד בשלום | [no translation] | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, 150-250 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | bshe0159 | Latin | Between 150 CE and 250 CE | Flavii Ulpiani decurionis alae Antianae | Flavius Ulpianus, decurion of ala Antiana. | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, 130 CE. Column. Offering. | bshe0160 | Latin | 130 CE | Imperatori Caesari Traiano Hadriano Augusto patri patriae legio X
Fretensis cohors I | To the Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus, father of the country. Dedicated by
the first cohort of legio X Fretensis. | |
Scythopolis-Beth Shean, Before 427 CE. Mosaic. Verse. | bshe0161 | Greek | Between 400 CE and 427 CE | [no transcription] | The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. | |
Beth Shean, Byzantine Period. Mosaic Sidewalk. Acclamation. | bshe0162 | Greek | Between 324 CE and 638 CE | νίκα ἡ τύχη τῶν Βενέτων | To the victory of Tyche of the Blues | |
Beth Shean, Byzantine Period. Mosaic. Poem. | bshe0163 | Greek | Between 324 CE and 638 CE | ὄμμασιν ἀστραπτ ΧΕΩ πόθον ΑΙΧΑ ἡμετέροις παιζο προθύροισι
ΜΟΛ | With sparkling eyes ... | |
Beth Shean, early 5th century CE. Mosaic. Building. | bshe0164 | Greek | Between 324 CE and 638 CE | τὰς ἐξέδρας τοῦ χιμερίνου ἔκτισεν | … built the exedrae of the winter (building). | |
Ben Shemen. 1 c. BCE-1c. CE. Ossuary. Epitaph. | bshm0001 | Hebrew, Aramaic | Between 1 BCE and 100 CE | לוי בר מנשה בגפיה | Levi, son of Menashe, by himself. | |
Khirbet Beit Sila, 4th Century CE to 7th Century CE. Mosaic. Dedicatory. | bsil0001 | Greek | Between 324 CE and 638 CE | + Ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ ἀντιλήμψεως Πέτρου τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου ἐξ ὦν παρίσχεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἅγιος Θεοδωρος ἐποίησεν τὴν προσθίκην τῆς ἐκκλεσίας καὶ
τὴν κώνχην καὶ γήνοντε
τὰ καταθέσιαμηνὶ
Νοεμβρίῳ δεκάτῃ. | For the salvation and succour of Peter the priest; from what Saint Theodore
granted him, he made the main body of the church and the apse; and the
deposition (of relics) was done in the month of November, on the 10th (day). | |
Khirbet Beit Sila, Byzantine. Altar base. Dedicatory. | bsil0002 | Greek | Between 324 CE and 638 CE | +
ὑππὲρ
μνήμης καὶ ἀναπαύσεως τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμων Πέτρου,
Ἰωάννου, Μαρίας, Αναστασίας, Μαρίας καὶ Ἀνδρέου, τῶν φιλοχριστον | For the memory and resurrection of our brothers (and sisters), the Christ-loving Petrus, Ioannes, Maria, Anastasia, Maria, and Andreas. | |
Beit Surik, 516 CE? Mosaic. Dedicatory. | bsur0001 | Greek | Between 515 CE and 517 CE | + Ἐπὶ τοῦ
Στεφάνου
διακόνου
καὶ
κου ἀναγνώστουκαὶ
ΕΖωσίμουΤΙΚΕ
κυρίου
Απὰν ἔργον ἐτελιώθη | In the time of … the deacon Stephen and … reader and … Zosimus … of the lord …
completed all the work ... | |
Golan Heights. Butmiyye, Late Roman or early Byzantine Period, Lintel. Text unknown. | butm0001 | Greek | Between 200 CE and 450 CE | ουσα Ἰωσῆ | ...ousa(?) Jose | |
Golan Heights. Butmiyye, Early Byzantine Period. Text unknown. | butm0002 | Between 338 CE and 450 CE | [no transcription] | [no translation] | ||
Bat Yam, Late 4th Century BCE. Jar. Label (Ownership). | byam0001 | Hebrew | Between 350 BCE and 300 BCE | לבעלצח | Belonging to Ba'alsalah | |
Beerot Yishaq, 23 Feb 505 CE. Tomb. Epitaph. | byis0001 | Greek | 505 CE | +
+
+θήκη τοῦ τρισμακαρίου
Ἀλεξάνδρου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ
ἀρχιμανδρίτου· ἀνεπάη τῇ Περιτίου θκʹ
τοῦ εξφʹ ἔτους, ἰνδικτιῶνος
γιʹ | Tomb of the thrice-blessed Alexander, priest and archimandrite. He rested on
Peritios 29th, year 565, indiction 13 | |
Caesarea, First century CE. Statue base. Label. | caes0001 | Greek | Between 1 CE and 100 CE | Ὀλυμπιόδωρος | Olympiodoros | |
Caesarea, Late first to mid second century CE. Statue base. Honorific. | caes0002 | Latin | Between 75 CE and 150 CE | Tito Flavio Augusti
liberto
honoris
Callisto
causa,
Caius Aurunculeius amico suo. | Gaius
Aurunculeius
to his friend
Titus
Flavius
Callistus
,
freedman of Augustus, out of respect. | |
Caesarea, Late first to third century CE. Statue base. Honorific. | caes0003 | Latin | Between 75 CE and 300 CE | Marcum
Flavium Agrippam pontificem
IIduumviralem
coloniae
I
Flaviae
Augustae Caesareae oratorem,ex decreto
decurionum
pecunia
publica. | Marcus
Flavius
Agrippa
, priest, duovir, orator of Caesarea, the first
colony of
Flavius
Augustus
. By decree of the decurions and at public expense. | |
Caesarea, Early third century CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0004 | Latin | Between 200 CE and 222 CE | Lucio Valerio Valeriano procuratori
provinciae
Syriae
Palaestinae
provinciae
praeposito summae
felicissimae
expeditionis
Mesopotamenae adversus
ArabosParthos
praeposito
vexillationis felicissimae
expeditionis
urbicae
itemque Asianae
adversus
hostes publicos praeposito
equitum
peregrinarum adversus
procuratori Cypri
praefecto alae
I
Hispanorum
Campagonum in Dacia
tribuno
cohortis
I
miliariae Hemesenorum
civium
Romanorum
in
Pannonia
praefecto
cohortis
IIII
voluntariorum
civium
Romanorum
in
Pannonia, Mevius Romanus centurio
legionis
VI
Ferratae
fidelis
constantis Antoninianae
eius viro incomparabili. | To
Lucius
Valerius
Valerianus
, procurator of the province Syria
Palestina and of the province...; charged with completing the most
fortunate Mesopotamian expedition against the Arabs (or Parthians); placed in charge of a
detachment for the most fortunate urban expedition, likewise for the Asian
expedition against the public enemies; placed in charge of a peregrine cavalry
unit against...; procurator of
Cyprus; prefect of the first
cavalry squadron of the Spanish Campagoni in Dacia;
tribune of the first thousand-man cohort of Roman
citizen Hemeseni in
Pannonia, prefect of the fourth
cohort of Roman citizen volunteers in Pannonia.
Mevius
Romanus
,
centurion of the sixth legion Ferrata fidelis constans
Antoniniana, his..., to an incomparable man. | |
Caesarea. Third century, CE. Engraved column. Honorific. | caes0005 | Greek, Latin | Between 200 CE and 300 CE | Αὐρήλιον
Μάρωνα ἐπίτροπον
τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διέποντα τὰ μέρη τῆς ἡγεμονίας
Ν
ς Ἀλέξανδρος
ἑκατόνταρχος τόν φίλον. | The centurion
N- Alexandros honors his friend
Aurelios Maron,
procurator of Augustus and acting governor. | |
Caesarea, 284-305 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0006 | Latin | Between 284 CE and 305 CE | Imperatori
Caesari
Caio Valerio
Diocletiano
pio
felici
invicto
Augusto,
Clemens vir
perfectissimus
procurator
devotus
numini
maiestatique
eius. | To Emperor
Caesar
Gaius
Valerius
Diocletian
, faithful and happy,
Augustus. ...
Clemens, of
perfectissimate rank, procurator, devoted to his spirit and majesty. | |
Caesarea, 232 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0007 | Latin | 232 CE | Caio FurioTimesitheo
procuratori Augusti,
Aurelius Iustinus centurio
strator eius. | To
Gaius
Furius
Timesitheus
, procurator of Augustus.
Aurelius
Justinus
,
centurion and his strator. | |
Caesarea, Late second or third century CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0008 | Latin | Between 175 CE and 300 CE | A
clarissimo
viro
legato
Augusti
pro
praetore
provinciae
Syriae
Palaestinae
ACER
II
patrono
ex
decreto
decurionum
pecunia
publica
duovir
E
IS
RI et
OPO
I. | [no translation] | |
Caesarea, 286 CE - 305 CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0009 | Latin | Between 286 CE and 305 CE | Felicissimo ac providentissimo
victoriosissimoque principi
domino nostro
Marco
Aurelio
Valeriano
Maximiano pio felici invicto
Augusto,
Arbaeus Africanus vir
perfectissimus
praeses
provinciae
Palaestinae tranquillitati eius
dicatissimus. | To the most fortunate, prudent, and victorious prince, our
Lord
Marcus
Aurelius
Valerius
Maximianus
Pius
Felix
Invictus
Augustus ;
Arbaeus
Africanus
, of
perfectissimate rank, governor of the province
Palaestina, most devoted to His
Serenity. | |
Caesarea, probably 222 CE - 240 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0010 | Latin | Between 222 CE and 240 CE | Valerio Calpurniano viro
perfectissimo
praefecto
Mesopotamiae
et
Osrhoenae
patrono
metropolis
ex decreto
decurionum
pecunia
publica,
Aurelio
Flavio Theophilo equite
Romano et
decurione
metropolis. | To
Valerius
Calpurnianus
,
of perfectissimate rank, prefect of Mesopotamia and
Osrhoene, patron of the
metropolis. By decree of the decurions, at public expense.
Aurelius
Flavius
Theophilus
, Roman knight and decurion of the
metropolis was responsible. | |
Caesarea, 222 CE - 270 CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0011 | Latin | Between 222 CE and 270 CE | Aelio Iuliano
viro
egregio
procuratori
Augusti
nostri
patrono
metropolis ex decreto
decurionum. | In honor of
Aelius
Julianus
, of
egregiate rank, procurator of
our Augustus, patron of the metropolis, by decree of the
decurions. | |
Caesarea, First to third century CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0012 | Greek, Latin | Between 70 CE and 300 CE | Τίτον Φλάουιον Μάξιμον
φιλόσοφον,
Οὐάριος Σέλευκος
κουράτορ πλοίων
κολωνίας Καισαρείας
τὸν προστάτην. | Varios Seleukos,
curator of ships for the colony
Caesarea, honors as his patron the philosopher
Titos
Flavios
Maximos
. | |
Caesarea, 276 CE - 282 CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0013 | Latin | Between 276 CE and 282 CE | Probo Augusto
super omnes retro
principes
fortissimo,
Passenianus
vir
clarissimus
praeses
provinciae
Syriae
Palaestinae, devotus
numini
maiestatique
eius. | To...
Probus
Augustus
… most powerful beyond all previous princes...Passenianus, of clarissimate rank, governor of the province
Syria Palaestina, devoted to his might and majesty. | |
Caesarea, 293 CE - 305 CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0014 | Latin | Between 293 CE and 305 CE | Fortissimo et
consultissimo
iuventutis principi
Galerio
Valerio Maximiano
pio
felici
invicto
nobilissimo
Caesari,
Aufidius Priscus vir
perfectissimus
praeses
provinciae
Palaestinae, devotus
numini
maiestatique
eius. | To the strongest and wisest leader of the young,
Galerius
Valerius
Maximianus
, faithful, happy, unconquered,
most noble Caesar.
Aufidius
Priscus
, of
perfectissimate rank, governor of the province
Palaestina, devoted to his might and majesty. | |
Caesarea, 157-158 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0015 | Latin | Between 157 CE and 158 CE | Decimo Seio Decimi
filio
Quirina Senecae
legato
Augusti pro praetore
provinciae
Syriae Palaestinae,
mandatu
Sexti
Cornelii Quirina
Taurini duumviralis,
Cornelius Quintianus
filius . | To
Decimus
Seius
Seneca
,
son of Decimus, of the tribe
Quirina, propraetorian legate
of Augustus for the province Syria Palaestina. By order
of
Sextus
Cornelius
Taurinus
,
of the tribe
Quirina, former duumvir. His
son
Cornelius
Quintianus
... | |
Caesarea, 276 CE - 282 CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0016 | Latin | Between 276 CE and 282 CE | Omnium gentium
vere victoriosissimo
ac felicissimo
indulgentissimo
Caesari
nostro
Marco
Aurelio Probo
invicto
Augusto
imperatori
,
Acilius Cleobulus
vir
clarissimus
praeses
provinciae
Syriae
Palaestinae,
devotus
numini
maiestatique
eius. | To our Caesar
Marcus
Aurelius
Probus
...unconquered Augustus,
Emperor..., truly most victorious over all peoples,
and most happy and forbearing.
Acilius
Cleobulus
, of
clarissimate rank, governor
of the province Syria Palaestina, devoted to his might
and majesty. | |
Caesarea, 293 CE - 305 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0017 | Latin | Between 293 CE and 305 CE | Fortissimo et consultissimo
iuventutis principi
Flavio Valerio Constantio
pio
felici
invicto
nobilissimo
Caesari,
Aufidius Priscus vir
perfectissimus
praeses
provinciae
Palaestinae, devotus
numini
maiestatique
eorum. | To the strongest and wisest leader of the young,
Flavius
Valerius
Constantius
, faithful, happy, unconquered,
most noble Caesar.
Aufidius
Priscus
, of
perfectissimate rank, governor of the province of
Palaestina, to their might and majesty. | |
Caesarea, 193 CE - ca. 212 CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0018 | Latin | Between 193 CE and 212 CE | Caio
Iulio
Titiano
legato Augusti
pro
praetore
Syriae
Palaestinae
Marcus
Flavius
Quirina
S
legionisX
Fretensis
Antoninianae
s
optimo et merenti. | To
Gaius
Julius
Titianus
,
propaetorian legate of Augustus for Syria
Palaestina,
Marcus
Flavius
S-
, of the tribe
Quirina...of the tenth legion Fretensis Antoniniana,
to...best and deserving. | |
Caesarea, Third century CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0019 | Latin | Between 200 CE and 300 CE | to
raes
devotus
numini
maiestati
que
eius | [no translation] | |
Caesarea, Second or third century CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0020 | Latin | Between 135 CE and 300 CE | legato
Augusti
pro
praetore
provinciae
Syriae
Palaestinae,
vicv
a
Victorinus. | ..., propraetorian legate of Augustus for
the province Syria Palaestina...Victorinus. | |
Caesarea, Second or third century CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0021 | Latin | Between 100 CE and 300 CE | Tiberio
Claudio
G
legato
legionis
te | To
Tiberius
Claudius
G-
,
legional legate... | |
Caesarea, Late second or third century CE. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0022 | Latin | Between 170 CE and 300 CE | Sexto
legato
Augusti
pro
praetore
Syriae
Palaestinae
praefecto
ar
cher | [no translation] | |
Caesarea, First - third century CE. Column. Text Unknown. | caes0023 | Between 1 CE and 300 CE | [no transcription] | [no translation] | ||
Caesarea, Date unknown. Column. Dedicatory. | caes0024 | Latin | Unknown | Flavia Augusta Caesarea | Flavia
Augusta
Caesarea | |
Caesarea, Fourth - mid-seventh century CE (possibly 430s - 440s CE) .Column. Honorific. | caes0025 | Greek | Between 300 CE and 650 CE | δημοτέρῃ τίμησε Νόμον χρυσέῃ ἐνὶ
μορφῇ ἡ πόλις εὐνομίῃ μεμελημένον ὄρχαμον ἀνδρῶν οἱ
δρόμῳ ἐξανύουσιν ἐφημοσύνην βασιλήων. | Publicly with a golden statue the city honored
Nomos, who is mindful of good
order and a leader of men who hasten to accomplish the command of emperors. | |
Caesarea, Fourth - mid-seventh century CE. Column. Honorific. | caes0026 | Greek | Between 300 CE and 650 CE | Ευ
ς τύπος
ησα
ἱερομον Εὐσέβιον,
κοιρανίη
ἔχει γέρας ἐκ τῶν
τοῦτο καὶ
ἐβ
ν εἶχεν
ὀφειλόμενον. ἕργων δ᾽ ἀν
καὶ δαψομένοισιν
οὐ χρυσὸν
προτιμότερον. οὕτω ἐς Θεὸν ἔσχεν ὅλον νόον, εὐσεβίῃ τε
μᾶλλον κοιρανέειν ἤθελεν ἢ δυνάμι. λισσομένῳ δ᾽ ἐπένευσεν Ἀλυπίῳ ἐν
ἀντ᾽ εὐεργεσίης πολλάκις ἧς ἔτυχε. | … statue... sacred... Eusebius, rule... he had a statue because of the … This also … he had
as his due. And of the deeds... and to those that will consume... not gold... more
honored. Thus he kept his whole mind on God, and he wished to
rule more by piety than by force. And he permitted Alypius, at the latter's request, (to
honor him) in return for the kindness that he frequently obtained. | |
Caesarea, 77 - 78 CE. Slab. Dedicatory. | caes0027 | Latin | Between 77 CE and 78 CE | imperatori
Caesari
Vespasiano
Augusto
pontifici
maximo
patri
patriae
consuli
VIII censori
imperatori
XVIII
tribunicia
potestate
VIII. | To the emperor
Caesar
Vespasian
Augustus
,
Pontifex Maximus...father of his country,
consul for the eighth time, censor, imperator for the
eighteenth time, with tribunician power for the eighth time... | |
Caesarea, Third century CE. Slab. Honorific. | caes0029 | Latin | Between 200 CE and 300 CE | devotus
numini
maiestatique
eius | [no translation] | |
Caesarea, 160 CE - 169 CE. Plaque. Honorific. | caes0030 | Latin | Between 160 CE and 169 CE | Flavii Boethi consularis | [no translation] | |
Caesarea, 70 CE - 300 CE. Plaque. Dedicatory. | caes0031 | Latin | Between 70 CE and 300 CE | ro
legato
Augusti pro
praetore
hc
ius
Flavianus
C
legionis
X
Fretensis
pro
singularibus eius
meritis
honoris
causa. | ...propretorian legate of Augustus...
--ius
Flavianus
, ... of the Legio X Fretensis,
because of his extraordinary merits and out of respect. |