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See stunning images of the building. June 9, 2021 A woman stands next to a giant capital at the at the Roman basilica in Tel Ashkelon National Park. Photo by Yoli Shwartz courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the largest ancient Roman basilica in the nation, a 2,000-year-old building dating to the reign of the Biblical figure Herod the Great, who may have built it. “The writings of the historian Josephus mention Herod’s construction in the city of Ashkelon and list fountains, a bathhouse, and colonnaded halls,” Rachel Bar-Natan, Saar Ganor, and Federico Kobrin, excavation directors working with the Israel Antiquities Authority, said in a statement.

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