Archeologists discover footprint made by sandal of Roman soldier

Haaretz ^ | Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | Ofri Ilani

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Archeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier - one of the few such finds in the world - in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Sussita, east of Lake Kinneret. The discovery of the print made by a hobnailed sandal, the kind used by the Roman legions during the time when Rome ruled the region, led to the presumption that legionnaires or former legionnaires participated in the construction of walls such as the one in which the footprint was found... Last year, the archeologists found an inscription written by two Sussita residents when they finished their Roman military service, leading to the theory that the sandal print may also have been left by someone who was no longer serving in the Roman army... Prior to this finding, the sandal prints of Roman legionnaires had been discovered only in Hadrian's Wall in Britain. Sussita, which has existed for about 1,000 years, was apparently founded during the days of the Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes, known in Jewish history for his decrees against the Jews. The Greek name of the city was Hippos, which means horse, and the name Sussita is the Aramaic version of the same name. The meaning also holds in modern Hebrew, in which sus means "horse." ...Most of the construction in Sussita took place during the Roman period, when Beit She'an, Caesarea and other ancient cities also flourished... an earthquake hit the region in 749, during the Umayyad dynasty, causing the destruction of Sussita, which lies on the Syrian-African rift.

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Sussita, which has existed for about 1,000 years

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Sussita, which existed for about 1,000 years

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Of course, Mrs. Roman Soldier told him to leave his muddy sandals outside the door and track up the whole house...

[Tallguy]

Of course, Mrs. Roman Soldier told him to leave his muddy sandals outside the door and track up the whole house...

You owe me 1 keyboard!

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Hey, if you can’t read the disclaimers for possible keyboard damage... ;’)

[Dustbunny]

Of course, Mrs. Roman Soldier told him to leave his muddy sandals outside the door and track up the whole house...

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