Israel reveals remains of a 2,000-year-old basilica in Ashkelon
By AFP
02 June 2021 |
11:00 am
The Israeli Antiquities Authority reveals the remains of a 2,000-year-old basilica that dates back to the era of King Herod, the biblical Roman-Jewish king who ruled Jerusalem two millennia ago, in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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