Megiddo Pass

The Megiddo Pass is situated in the Carmel Mountains in Galilee, modern Israel, leading into the Jezreel Valley. Armageddon is the Greek name for Meggido.
The Roman Fort of Caparcotna, defended the Megiddo Pass. The Site is under the ruined village of ‘Lejjun’ today, which is named after ‘Legio’.

Megiddo was a Bronze Age City State under the Canaanites, and also during the Iron Age under the Kingdom of Israel.
The Greek name for Megiddo was Armageddon.
Megiddo guarded the Megiddo Pass on the Via Maris
The City of Megiddo was occupied from 3,500-586 BCE.
Megiddo has a ‘Great Temple’ dating back to 3,500 BCE. It is ten times larger than any other Temple in the Middle East from this Period.
Megiddo was destroyed around 1,150 BCE before being rebuilt.
The Megiddo Church dates from the third century CE, and is one of the oldest churches in the world.
The Ruins of Megiddo were first excavated between 1903-1905 CE by the American Archeologist Gottlieb Schumacher, and have been the scene of many excavations since then.

Battle of Megiddo (c.1547 BCE)
- between Pharaoh Thutmose III and the Canaanites.
Battle of Megiddo (609 BCE)
- between Pharaoh Necho II who defeated Josiah and the Kingdom of Judah.
Battle of Megiddo (1918 CE)
- During WW I, between General Allenby of the Allied Armies against the defending Ottoman Army.

The Fort and Pass were located on the Via Maris, an ancient Caravan Road which connected Damascus in Syria, with the Levant coast down to Egypt.

Legio VI Ferrata (135-c.215 CE)
After the Bar Kokhba's Revolt, the Legio VI Ferrata was moved from Arabia Petraea, and permanently stationed at Caesarea Maritima and Caparcotna, Galilee (Lejjun), which oversees the Pass.

Armageddon is the Greek name for Megiddo.
The Book of Revelation Chap. 16. Line. 16 predicts a great Battle at Armageddon, that will precede the end of the world. As a result, Armageddon has come to mean the end of the world.

Megiddo Pass, Israel