Editing Magdala (section)

==== Synagogues ====
[[File:0031מגדלא רהיט אבן ופסיפס בבית הכנסת כנראה שימש להנחת ספר תורה.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Inside the excavated synagogue]]

The remains of a Roman-period synagogue dated to 50 BCE- 100 CE were discovered in 2009. The walls of the {{convert|120|m2|adj=on}} main hall were decorated with brightly colored frescoes and inside was a stone block carved with a seven-branched [[Menorah (Temple)|menorah]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ancient synagogue found in Israel |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/11/jerusalem.synagogue/index.html |last=Flower |first=Kevin |date=2009-09-11 |work=CNN}}</ref>

In December 2021, a second synagogue dating to the Second Temple period was unearthed at Magdala.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It is the first time two synagogues from this period have been found in a single site. The second synagogue found was not as ornate as the first, and probably served the city's industrial zone.<ref name=":1" />

The city was destroyed by the Romans during the [[First Jewish–Roman War|First Jewish-Roman War]].<ref name="hadashot2009" />