According to Professor Richard A. Batey, it became “the nerve center for the government’s control of Galilee and Perea, ” until Antipas built Tiberias in about 21 C.E. to replace Sepphoris as the capital.
Professor Richard Batey sõnul oli Sephorise linn Galilea ja Perea keskus kuni umbes aastani 21 m.a.j, mil Antipas ehitas uueks pealinnaks Tiberiase.