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Roman theater, Jerusalem, Israel(Courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)
Excavations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem led by Joe Uziel and Avi Solomon of the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered a Roman-era building that may have been used to host performances or political assemblies. The building may date to the mid-second century A.D. when the emperor Hadrian was having the city rebuilt after the Roman army destroyed it and the Second Temple in A.D. 70. The newly discovered building p
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