Sardis Synagogue
38 29'18 "N 28 02'25" E / 38.48833, 28.04028 The Sardis synagogue is a Jewish place of worship located in the ancient city of Sardis , the ancient capital of Lydia in the Roman province of Asia Minor. Built in the late third century in a wing of the gymnasium of the city, it is the largest known synagogue in the Jewish diaspora. The synagogue is fully integrated into complex bath-gymnasium: it borders on the north side of the court of the arena, while on its south side a row of shops between the main streets of the city. The synagogue are several phases of construction and remains in use until the destruction of the city by the Persians in 616. Its discovery by the American archaeological mission from Harvard - Cornell in 1962 led to reassess the importance of Jewish Communities of the Diaspora in general, and Asia Minor in particular. Its location and size were remarkable indeed earned him long to make an exception in the historiographical model of the ancient synagogue, which favored the idea of a development of synagogues from private homes converted into worship.
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The complex of baths, gymnasium before the synagogue
After a particularly destructive earthquake struck the city in 17 AD. AD ,
The construction of the synagogue
Excavation and restoration of the building
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