Hippos

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Hippos, also known by its modern name of Sussita, is an important Israeli archaeological site that represents the remains of the fortified Decapolis city of the same name. Hippos-Sussita is situated on a mountain summit some 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee in the south-western slopes of the Golan Heights. The remains of the city lie at approximately 350 m above the level of the Kinneret and 144 m above Sea Level.

History

Hippos was founded in the second century BCE by the Seleucid Dynasty and incorporated by Pompey into the Provincia Syria in 63 BCE. The city prospered during the first three centuries BCE, continuing to flourish into the Byzantine period. Some decline is in evidence after the Arab conquest, before the city's destruction by the earthquake of 749 CE. The site was not subsequently reoccupied.

Bibliography

• Segal, Arthur and Eisenberg, Michael [2007], "Sussita-Hippos of the Decapolis—Town Planning and Architecture of a Roman-Byzantine City", NEA 70.2 (2007), pp.86-107.

External links

• Hippos-Sussita Excavations - University of Haifa web site