Magdala, known as Migdal in Hebrew (מִגְדָּל: tower) and also as Taricheae (Ταριχέα, from the Greek Τάριχος or tarichos: preserved by salting or drying fish), was an important fishing town during the first century CE on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee and below Mount Arbel. According to biblical references, it was the hometown of Mary Magdalene, and historical sources such as Flavio Josephus, Strabo, Pliny the Elder, Cicero, and Suetonius mention the importance of this town because of its excellent salted fish and important Roman markets.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1219/the-archaeological-excavations-at-magdala/.