The Eurymedon Bridge, Near Selge Pisidia, Turkey

The church in the Byzantian city of Shivta, Israel

Roman Bathhouse at Avdat

A splendid Roman bathhouse is located at the bottom of the hill below the acropolis.  To get water for this bathhouse, a well over 60 meters deep was constructed.

Water Supply:-- The Nabateans built where no one had settled before.  The Israelite's territory stretched from "Dan to Beersheba," but not further South (except for military posts).  The annual precipitation was considered to be too little to support a settled population.  The Nabateans proved this wrong and built cities in the highlands.  They were able to prosper because of the rich trade that passed through the cities and their ability to carefully manage the water supply.  Elaborate drainage systems were constructed to collect every ounce of rainwater and channel it into family and public cisterns.

Ruins of Byzantine Fort at Nizana, Israel

Pontus Seaport

A Plan of the Roman Seaport at Pontus, near Ostia, Italy.

Avdat Acopolis

City of Avdat--The city's acropolis was the high portion of the area which includes a fortress surrounded by a wall, and in turn, an area of worship which includes two large Byzantine churches standing in close proximity.

The Roman Corbita or Merchantman

Reference:

Henry B. Culver, Gordon Grant (illus.) "The Book of Old Ships---,"Dover Pub. Inc., New York, 1962, Page 40.