Byzantine Empire period church discovered during road work aimed at linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
By i24news
A 1,500-year-old church was discovered during work to broaden Israel’s main highway, which links Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, archaeologists said Wednesday.
Ancient church discovered in Israel in June 2015 – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority
The church stems from when the Byzantine Empire ruled over what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories between 324 and 638 after Christ. The Byzantine Empire, spreading Christianity, was the mostly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern parts of the Roman Empire during late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.