arts Article ArticleArticle RevisitingRevisiting Epigraphic Epigraphic Evidence Evidence of of the the Oldest OldestOldest SynagogueSynagogue in in Morocco Morocco in in Volubilis Volubilis 1 2 3, SofiaSofiaSofia Andreeva AndreevaAndreeva 1 1, ,Artem Artem Fedorchuk Fedorchuk 2 2 and and Michael Michael Nosonovsky Nosonovsky 3, 3,** * 1 1 TheTheThe Department Department Department of of ofGeneral General General History, History, History, Ben Ben Ben Gurion Gurion Gurion University University University of of of the the the Negev, Negev, Negev, P.O. P.O. P.O. Box Box 653, 653, Be Be Be’er’er’er Sheva Sheva 84105, 84105, Israel;Israel;Israel;
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[email protected];wm.edu; Tel.: Tel.: +1-414-229-2816 +1-414-229-2816 Received:Received: 17 17 August August 2019; 2019; Accepted: Accepted: 23 23 23 Se Se Septemberptemberptember 2019; 2019; Published: Published: 26 26 27 September September September 2019 2019 2019 Abstract:Abstract: Volubilis Volubilis was was a a Roman Roman city city located located at at the the so southwestsouthwestuthwest extremity extremity of of the the Roman Roman Empire Empire in in modern-daymodern-day Morocco.