חורבת קציון (Hebrew) | |
 A decorated lintel in Qision | |
  Shown within Israel | |
| Alternative name | Horvat Qazyon (Heb.) Khirbet Qasyun (Ar.) |
|---|---|
| Location | Sde Eliezer, Northern District, Israel |
| Region | Upper Galilee |
| Coordinates | 33°02′34″N 35°31′46″E / 33.04278°N 35.52944°E |
| Palestine grid | 199/272 |
| Type | Settlement, cultic structure (synagogue?) |
| History | |
| Periods | Roman period (second to third century CE) |
| Associated with | Jews |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Qision (Hebrew: קַצִיּוֹן, also spelled Qazion and Qatsion) was an ancient settlement in Upper Galilee, now an archaeological site in northern Israel, featuring the ruins of the settlement, including a public building, possibly an ancient synagogue, alongside an inscription dedicated to the Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family commissioned by the local Jewish community.[1][2]
The site is known as Ḥorvat Qazyon[2] (Hebrew: חורבת קציון), and in Arabic as Khirbet Qasyun or Khirbet Keisun.[1][3]
- ^ a b Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 89. ISSN 0333-5844. JSTOR 43587090. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b "XXVII. Qision (mod. Ḥ. Qazyon)", Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae (CIIP): Galilaea and Northern Regions (5876–6924), vol. V/part 1, De Gruyter, pp. 160–62, 2023, doi:10.1515/9783110715774-035, ISBN 978-3-11-071577-4, archived from the original on 4 April 2024, retrieved 4 April 2024
- ^ Killebrew, Ann E. (2013). "Qazion: A Late Second–Early Third-Century CE Rural Cultic Complex in the Upper Galilee Dedicated to Septimius Severus and His Family". Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies. 1 (2): 113–60. doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.1.2.0113. ISSN 2166-3556.