Israel Roll was an Israeli archaeologist

Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

 and academic. He was the former director of the Apollonia-Arsuf

Arsuf

Arsuf also known as Arsur or Apollonia, was an ancient city and fortress located in Israel, about 15 kilometres north of modern Tel Aviv, on a cliff above the Mediterranean Sea. The city site, Tel Arsuf, was intensively excavated from 1994...

 excavations, and one of the directors of the excavations of the Roman Temple

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

 at Kedesh

Kedesh

The ruins of the ancient Canaanite village of Kedesh are located within the modern Kibbutz Malkiya in Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border....

. He was currently retired from Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...

. He completed his bachlor's degree in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His Ph.D. thesis on the cult of Mithras, on which he wrote an article, is from the Sorbonne

Sorbonne

The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...

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The current director of the excavationat Apollonia-Arsuf, Dr. Oren Tal is currently in an ongoing effort to publish the last seasons of the excavation.

The Roman roads in Judea

Roll was a leading authority on classical archaeology, specializing in the Roman road system in Judea and the adjacent provinces. The Roman Road Survey was directed and published by Prof. Roll, Prof. Benjamin Isaac

Benjamin Isaac

Benjamin Isaac is the Fred and Helen Lessing Professor of Ancient History in the Tel Aviv University. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, dating to 1743.-Biography:Isaac was born...

 and Prof. Moshe Fischer.
The first publication describes the Legio - Scythopolis road.
The second publication, describing the Jaffa

Jaffa

Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...

- Jerusalem roads, was published in 1996.

Selected publications

• Isaac B.H. and Roll, I. 1976. A Milestone of AD 69 from Judaea. Journal of Roman Studies 56. pp. 9–14.
• Roll, I. 1978. The mysteries of Mithras in the Roman Orient: the problem of origin. Journal of Mithraic Studies Volume II.
• Isaac B.H. and Roll, I. 1979. Legio II Traiana in Judaea. ZPE 33. pp. 149–156
• Roll, I. and Tal, O. Apollonia - Arsuf Final Reports I. Tel aviv.
• Isaac, B.H. and Roll, I. 1982. Roman Roads in Judaea, I, The Scythopolis-Legio Road, Oxford, B.A.R. International Series.
• Roll, I. 1983. The Roman Road System in Judaea. The Jerusalem Cathedra.
• Fischer, L. M. Isaac, B. H. and Roll, I. 1996. Roman Roads in Judaea, ii, The Jaffa - Jerusalem Roads. B.A.R. International Series, Oxford.