Golden Treaser Troyo discovered in Hippos

Gold and jewelry hippos-cyst storage. Courtesy Michael Esenburg.

Archaeological volunteer Eddie Lipsman passed it through a large stone, and a metal detective was a chat. Although no one knew what Lapsman had found at that moment, but the excavation in Hippos Swan was about to show a large number of golden coins and jewelry that had reached the end of Byzantine rule in the holy land.

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Located on a mountain to see the sea of ​​Galilee, the ancient city of Hipopus was a major economic and Christian center during the Hepos Susta Byzantine era (324-634 CE), which made a strategic target for attacking between the Susnia Persian army through a wealth -related attack in 614. Was safe again. When excavated after 1,600 years, archaeologists were stunned to find about 100 coins and several pieces of fine jewelry.

Coins include Byzantin SoldierFor, for, for,. Semi, And DiligenceDating from the reign of Emperor Justin I (518-527) from the reign of Emperor Herkerlis (610-613). Was the rare one of the coins TrimssesDuring the uprising against Emperor Fukas, the Herkerlius and his son were bound in Cyprus in the year 610. According to the team, this is the only second time that such a coin has been discovered in Israel.

One of the gold coins, immediately the exposure. Later, the Emperor shows the picture of Fukas. Courtesy Michael Esenburg.

“The pieces of jewelry are the biggest surprise to me,” said Eritrea Koviluska, co -excavation co -director. “Excellent workmanship with semi-precious stones and pearls-I hope that modern jewelry will regenerate this beauty.” Dozens of jewelry pieces included pearls, semi -precious stones and earrings with glass. “It is one of the major reservoirs of the Byzantine era found in Israel,” said Michael Esenburg, the other co -operation director of excavation. “Its uniqueness is combining jewelry and gold coins from different emperors.”

The evidence of the SasNed Victory of the Hipopus Susta is well documentary documents, including the remains of a church known as theodus martyrdom, which was burned during the attack. According to archaeologists, the destruction of the city’s religious buildings may be proof that local Jews helped the Susnereds in the attack, as religious minorities in the region often rebelled against Byzantine rule. As an episode seat in the region, Hippos was home to at least seven separate Byzantine churches.

Before digging, gold coins are still inside the soil. Courtesy Michael Esenburg.

The Sassanid control over the region continued for about 15 years before the Byzantine Empire regained the area. However, just a few years later, in 636, the Umayyad Muslim forces succeeded in conquering the lentils, ending the Byzantine rule. Hipopus Suste reduced the importance of the Umayyads and was eventually abandoned in 749 after the earthquake was destroyed.

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