The hippos, a Greek city founded in III century BC on the shore of the sea of Galilee.
The specialists of the University of Haifa claim that during the excavations in the ancient city of Hippos they managed to find the gate probably served as the entrance for the sanctuary of the God pan.
Information about this was circulated by the press service of the institution.
A year earlier the same group of scientists discovered on the territory of Hippos bronze mask of the God pan, patron of shepherds. Until recently, before the archaeologists, there was a question about how that area got the artifact and for what purpose it was used.
The hippos, a Greek city founded in III century BC on the shore of the sea of Galilee. The settlement was controlled by the Romans, later Byzantines and Arabs. In connection with the weakening of economic significance, the city soon began to leave the residents and after the earthquake of 749 he was completely empty.
