The Tzippori Synagogue Mosaic

The Tzippori Synagogue Mosaic

From the American PBS television broadcasting website, this article provides photographs and explanations of the detailed mosaic work discovered on the floor of the ancient synagogue in Tzippori, the political and religious capital of the Galilee following the Bar Kokhba Revolt. The heavily symbolic images reveal a tremendous amount about the interaction of Jewish and Greek cultures during the Hellenistic period.Â