Places
TarichaeaeAlternative names: Taricheae, Tarichaea, Migdal, Tarichea, MagdalaPlace descriptionSince the town played a major role in the events before and during the First Revolt, Josephus mentions it frequently, especially in Life. According to Josephus it was surrounded by a wall (Life 156, 188), of which no remains have been found, and was conquered only after the Roman troops invaded it from the Sea of Galilee. Excavations were conducted mainly by the Franciscans who uncovered remains from the first century that included streets, shops, and a spring-house (identified by Corbo & Loffreda as a “mini-synagogue”). Salvage excavations conducted by the I.A.A. uncovered the remains of a residential area dated as early as the first century BCE. No remains of the hippodrome (Life 138) have been found. On the shore of the town an ancient boat was excavated and dated to the first century CE. Arrowheads found near the boat hint at the naval battle that took place there during the Revolt (Wachsmann 1990). A mosaic now displayed at Capernaum (dated to first century CE) shows a boat and a strigil (implement used in the bath). Images Tarichaeae, Magdala  Magdala_Magdal.C.M.F  Tarichaeae Magdala tb Passages - Flavius JosephusThe Judean Antiquities (Brill)The Life of Josephus (Brill) |