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15-MAY-2016

Bet-Shean

Excavations have revealed;
• A three-tiered theatre for dramatic performances, seating 7000 people.
• An amphitheatre holding 6000, where gladiatorial contests entertained soldiers of the Sixth Legion which was based here.
• A huge bath and gym complex with swimming pools and halls heated by hot air from furnaces. Its public toilets had channels underneath with running water.
% Remains of Roman theatre at Beit She’an, which seated 7000 people
• A Roman basilica that served as a courthouse and administrative centre.

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