Tiberias

Tiberias

• On the western shore of Lake Galilee
• capital of Galilee, founded between 17 and 20 CE by Herod Antipas, who wanted a second residence (besides Sepphoris)
• unfortunately, situated on top of a cemetery; few people wanted to settle over there
• during the Jewish Revolt not pro-rebel
• c.235 rabbi Yohanan ben Nappah creates a school; Tiberias becomes an important center of rabbinical Judaism
• c.450 eind of this rabbinical center
• Justinian builds a church