road continued north through low hills until it found another valley. When they turned east, they could see in the distance a prominent hill and the city of Sepphoris, the capital of Galilee. There they stopped to refresh themselves and to have Appius meet the Jewish ruler who oversaw this region. THE VIA MARIS The route Appius follows is called the Via Maris, or Way of the Sea. This was an ancient highway used for centuries to bring travelers from the high plains of the deserts (near Damascus) down
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