The discovery of a large Roman-era glassworks in northern Israel has shattered archaeologists’ understanding about glassmaking in the region, helping prove that ancient Judaea was a major producer of glass at the time.The remnants of the 4th century CE factory were unearthed last summer just east of Haifa during construction of a new rail line connecting Afula and Beit She’an to Haifa, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday. Archaeologists said that the site was the oldest known glassworks found in the country, providing the “ultimate evidence” supporting historical references to a Judaean glass industry in Roman times.
Here's a Roman document, discovered in the 1970s, that listed "Judean glass" as one of the items bought:
Which indicates that the name "Palestina," while used in official Roman documents like diplomas and such, did not become part of normal vernacular even 165 years later.
Everyone know the region was Judea.
Of course, when the term "Palestine" became mainstream, it still referred to Jewish Judea. Hence the many maps of Palestine that included the 12 Tribes - and the word "Judea" as well.
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(h/t Josh Korn, from 2016)
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