Mona and the sea of squares5/7/2023 By the 6th century it was sufficiently large to have its own bishop. The Mishnah, the first authoritative collection of Jewish oral law, was compiled here.Ī Christian community was present by the 4th century. ![]() Pilgrims on Decumanus street at Sepphoris ()Īfter the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, Sepphoris became a centre of Jewish learning and seat of the Sanhedrin supreme court. A mainly Jewish city, it was given its Hebrew name, Zippori, because it sits on a hilltop like a bird (zippor).Īccording to the historian Josephus, Herod Antipas made it “the ornament of Galilee”, a term also implying the military connotation of an impregnable city. Sepphoris rose to prominence during the century before Christ because it overlooked two major highways. During the 12th century the Crusaders built a huge Church of St Anna, possibly on the site of their home.
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