A site on the side of the modern road, which is following a Roman period road between Gaza / Eleuthropolis and Jerusalem. The mile stones attest to the maintanance of the road by the Roman authorities in the third century. Look NE for the site where carved steps of that road were recovered (near Kh. Khanoth.)
Location:
- Israel, Giv‘at Yesha‘yahu
- geo:31.676758,34.942131
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Class:
- Milestone
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=35070
Annotations
Nearby
Roman Rd
Roman Rd
Battle between David and Goliath (1 km)
In the valley of Elah was the great battle between young David and the Giant Goliath, who settled the war between the Israelites and the Philistines by a single combat between the two champions of each side.
James Ossuary (1 km)
1st-century ossuarium.