Editing Tel Dor (section)

=== Roman period ===
In the early 40s CE, young men in Dor placed a statue of Emperor [[Claudius]] inside a Jewish synagogue, provoking a challenge to Jewish ownership of the space. [[Herod Agrippa|Agrippa]] responded by appealing to [[Publius Petronius|Petronius]], the [[Legatus|legate]] of [[Roman Syria|Syria]], who ordered the statue's removal and reaffirmed Jewish rights to practice their customs freely under imperial decree.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Rogers |first=Guy MacLean |title=For the Freedom of Zion: the Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66-74 CE |date=2021 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-24813-5 |location=New Haven |pages=93, 536}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Introduction: Dor and the boundary between Judaea and Syria-Phoenice |date=2011-09-15 |work=Caesarea and the Middle Coast: 1121-2160 |pages=831–836 |editor-last=Ameling |editor-first=Walter |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110222180.831/html |access-date=2024-07-24 |publisher=De Gruyter |doi=10.1515/9783110222180.831 |isbn=978-3-11-022218-0 |editor2-last=Cotton |editor2-first=Hannah M. |editor3-last=Eck |editor3-first=Werner |editor4-last=Isaac |editor4-first=Benjamin|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In the early phases of the [[First Jewish–Roman War|Great Jewish Revolt]] against Rome (66–73 CE), [[Gaius Cestius Gallus (governor of Syria)|Cestius Gallus]] held Jewish hostages in Dora, which was described as a city of [[Phoenice (Roman province)|Phoenice]].<ref name=":0" />

Dor's decline seems to have started in the first century, despite evidence suggesting otherwise.<ref name=":0" /> Excavations have revealed numerous Roman-period structures, including a theater, public building, baths, and temples. Underwater surveys show artifacts spanning from the [[Herodian kingdom|Herodian period]] to the mid-seventh century. Epigraphical evidence indicates a thriving urban life during the Roman era, with dedications to emperors and local officials.<ref name=":0" /> The town appears on the [[Tabula Peutingeriana]], indicating its significance as a coastal station during the Roman period. A second-century papyrus also mentions it.<ref name=":0" /> Coins minted in Dora used a calendar beginning from its separation from the Jewish kingdom by Pompey in 63 BCE, with minting activities continuing into 212 CE.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Oliveira |first=Gabriela R. Marques de |date=2021-07-15 |title=Coin and Identity: The Provincial Roman Coinage, a Brief Case Study of Tel Dor's Coins |url=https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/102391 |journal=Global Journal of Human-Social Science |language=en-US |volume=21 |issue=D3 |pages=42 |issn=2249-460X}}</ref> By [[Jerome]]'s time (340s–420 CE), the town was reportedly deserted.<ref name=":0" />