Strange (religious studies, U. of South Florida), Lonhstaff (emeritus, religious studies, Colby College), and Groh (humanities and archaeology, Illinois Wesleyan U.) present the first volume of a multi-volume work reporting on archaeological investigations into the ancient Galilean city of Sepphoris. It first reviews the ancient literary sources about Sepphoris and the progress of the investigations in the 1980s. It then describes the findings regarding the tower (or citadel) and the villa (thought to be a church or basilica in the 1930s). It also incorporates details of coins, pottery, and other small finds. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)