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Researchers Spot 1,800-Year-Old Altar to Pagan Gods Hidden in Rare Byzantine Church


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The altar was found during the excavation of an ancient church in the Banias Nature Reserve in northern Israel, with the dedication on it mentioning two deities – Pan and Zeus.
A team of researchers in Israel has uncovered an ancient – around 1800-year-old – altar honouring the Greek god Pan, the patron deity of shepherds,
The inscriber reportedly scrambled to etch letters outside the altar’s frame and make them fit by significantly shrinking letters toward the end of the lines, so the craftsmen behind the inscription on the art object must have truly lacked skills, the archaeologists suggested. ....

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