The ancient city of Magdala is prominently mentioned in the Bible as the hometown of Jesus Christ's disciple Mary Magdalene was unearthed recently in excavations that took place when a retreat complex was constructed outside Tiberias, Israel.
Archaeologists state that what they found there was "one of the most significant finds in the last 50 years."
The town on the shores of Galilee found in Hellenistic times was a thriving, prosperous fishing village when the Romans invaded Galilee in 67 AD. It was large enough to have stone-paved streets and an elaborate first-century synagogue, but the village had tragically fallen to ruin through religious upheaval, military conquests, and the vicissitudes of the time.
It was only after a Catholic priest from Spain had a vision of opening a religious retreat center on the site of ancient Magdala in 2009, that the ancient town was uncovered after excavations.
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