Roman roads in Israel at a glance
Israel has about 2,485 km of Roman road in the Itiner-e atlas, mapped as 215 segments. That puts it 22nd among the 39 countries with Roman roads in the dataset. Only 28% of it is classed as certain; 59% is conjectured and 13% is hypothetical. None of the roads here has a well-known name in the data, so the map shows unnamed Roman roads only. 124 Roman places (towns, forts, ports and stops) lie along the roads.
- 2,485 kmof Roman road
- 215segments
- 0named roads
- 124Roman places
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 693 | 28% |
| Conjectured | 1,476 | 59% |
| Hypothetical | 315 | 13% |
Certain: well documented, mapped to within about 50 to 200 m. Conjectured: known road, course less precisely documented. Hypothetical: route not pinned down, or existence uncertain.
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Roman places in Israel
124 Roman places lie on or beside the roads here. These 60 are the most important. Names come from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Scythopolis
- Lydda
- Ierusalem
- Beth Govrin
- Stratonos Pyrgos
- Ioppe
- Mampsis
- Hippos
- Legio
- Paneas
- Sepphoris
- Ake
- Bethsaida
- Kalgouia?
- Kiriath Ye'arim
- Ashqelon
- Eboda
- Elousa
- Nessana
- Pegai
- En Thamar
- Iamneia
- Kapharsaba
- Malatha
- Rogem Zafir
- Thamara?
- Tirat Zevi
- Apollonia
- Ashdod
- Ekdippa
- Gaba Philippi
- Gedru
- Heptapegon
- Horvat Ma'agurah
- Kefar 'Aqabia
- Mezad Be'er Menuha
- Sennabris
- Sobata
- Tiberias
- Chorazin
- Engaddai
- Horvat Zafir
- Kadasa
- Kefar Shuni
- Lachish
- Salem
- Azotos Paralios
- Gamzo
- Iamneia Paralios
- Akchabare
- Apheka
- Aphekou Pyrgos
- Arbela
- Arbēla
- Asochis
- Beer Sheva
- Bersabe
- Beth Dagon
- Beth Maon
- Bethletepha
Towns near Roman roads in Israel
These are the larger towns in Israel that lie within 5 km of a Roman road line on the map (not counting the hypothetical lines). Being close to a Roman road does not make a town Roman, but it shows where the old routes still pass by today.
- Jerusalem
- Tel Aviv
- East Jerusalem
- West Jerusalem
- Haifa
Source
Road lines: Itiner-e (CC BY 4.0). Places: Pleiades (CC BY 3.0). Lengths are measured along the road lines inside the Israel boundary. See all data sources and licences.