Tarichaea was a Roman-era town on the Sea of Galilee whose name suggests an economy centered on curing or salting fish. Known mainly from Josephus, it stood near Tiberias and was an important center in Galilee during the First Jewish–Roman War. Josephus fortified the town, lived there, and used it to hold notable prisoners from Tiberias. During the revolt, rebels and local inhabitants gathered there and depended partly on boats on the lake for protection until Vespasian captured the town after securing Tiberias. Its history also included earlier conquest and enslavement, and its exact location remains disputed, with Magdala and sites farther south both proposed.