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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

Late Roman Period

Undated photo of Late Roman Period ring discovered by 13-year-old Yair Whitestone while hiking on Mount Carmel. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 17, 2024, 12:56 pm
Teen finds 1,800-year-old ring featuring Minerva, Roman goddess of battle
Yair Whitestone, 13, found ring while hiking near Haifa with reservist dad, was commended for turning it over to Antiquities Authority; goddess was ‘very popular’ in Land of Israel
By ToI Staff
IAA archaeologist Marwan Masarwah holds a 1,700-year-old anchor in front of a sign advertising the campaign to encourage citizens to return illegally-held antiquities on June 15, 2023. (courtesy IAA)
June 15, 2023, 11:10 pm
New campaign to anonymously return illegally held antiquities nets thousands of items
15% of public estimated to be holding antiquities in their homes that by law belong to the state; Israel Antiquities Authority’s collection drive extended another week
By Melanie Lidman
A mother-of-pearl tablet inscribed with a menorah found in Caesarea, Israel, April 2017. (Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel)
April 26, 2017, 1:05 pm
Unique mother-of-pearl menorah etching found in ancient Caesarea
Tablet decorated with candelabrum, likely part of a box for a Torah scroll, uncovered in ancient Roman temple; dates to circa 4th-5th century
By Ilan Ben Zion
The painting of a menorah is one of several clues as to the Jewish origin of the Catacombe di Vigna Randanini. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
July 12, 2016, 9:41 am
Inside the catacombs, buried history ties Jews to ancient Rome
Rich with symbolism, the mysterious underground chambers tell an unfinished tale of communal Jewish life 1,800 years ago
By Rossella Tercatin
A figurine of the moon goddess Luna as discovered on the seabed at the site of the ancient sea port of Caserea, Israel. (Ran Feinstein)
May 16, 2016, 4:01 pm
Divers find huge trove of statues, coins in 1,600-year-old shipwreck
In ‘biggest find in 30 years,’ archaeologists rescue rare bronze figures of gods, animals, that sank off Caesarea along with ship carrying metal for recycling
By Stuart Winer
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