Ancient City of Bosra - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The Ancient city of Bosra is an inhabited archaeological site whose ruins had suffered greatly in the late 19th century. However, the large amount of surviving original fabric, including monuments of the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods gives the site a …
Bosra - Wikipedia
Bosra (Arabic: بُصْرَىٰ, romanized: Buṣrā), formerly Bostra (Greek: Βόστρα) and officially called Busra al-Sham (Arabic: بُصْرَىٰ ٱلشَّام, romanized: Buṣrā al-Shām), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region.
Ancient City of Bosra - Wikipedia
The Ancient City of Bosra is an archaeological site located in the city of Bosra, Syria. The site illustrates the Roman , Byzantine and Muslim civilizations, and is inscribed by UNESCO in the list of World Heritage .
Ancient Bosra - History and Facts | History Hit
Conquered by Rome in 106 AD, Bosra soon became the capital of the Roman province of Arabia and at its peak held over 80,000 inhabitants. In the Byzantine era the city was an important military and trading border town. Bosra changed hands between the Byzantine and Persian empires before being captured during the early Islamic expansion in 634 AD.
The History of Bosra - History and Archaeology Online
2019年3月24日 · Bosra lies 140km south of Damascus and was from ancient times the chief city of the fertile Hauran plain. The city’s history stretches back to the second millennium BC. In its time, Bosra has been a Nabataean trade capital and a Roman provincial town — after Palmyra the second most important city in Roman Syria.
Bostra | Roman Ruins, Ancient City, Decapolis | Britannica
Bostra, ruined Syrian city, 67 miles (108 km) south of Damascus. First a Nabataean city, it was conquered by the Roman emperor Trajan, made the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, and served as a key Roman fortress east of the Jordan River. The city eventually achieved the title metropolis under the Roman emperor Philip, a native of the ...
Bosra | Heritage of the Middle East - Culture
The ancient city of Bosra in Syria contains the extremely well-preserved remains of a 2 nd century Roman theatre, and the ruins of Palaeo-Christian monuments and several mosques, including the oldest in the Arab-Muslim world. The capital of the Roman province of Arabia, it was later an important staging post on the road to Mecca.
Ancient City of Bosra (UNESCO/NHK) - World History …
2018年7月27日 · Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls.
Bosra | For UNESCO World Heritage Travellers
The Ancient City of Bosra holds extensive remains of Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad buildings. As a Roman colony and a major place of trade along caravan routes, it gained many monuments such as the well-preserved theatre. In the Byzantine period, Bosra became the seat of an archbishop and a Cathedral was built.
Ancient City of Bosra - UNESCO World Heritage
Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls.