A team of archaeologists has uncovered the ruins of an ancient pagan temple from the Roman period in Italy. The temple was found during excavations in the ancient hilltop town of Spello ...
Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies and the temples were allowed to collect the yearly tax paid by all Jewish men for temple maintenance.
During the Roman period, following the AD 70 siege, Emperor Hadrian established a pagan temple on the site. This temple remained until the 4th century, when Emperor Constantine ordered its ...