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  • Capitolias

  • Capitolias

    Capitolias was an ancient city east of the Jordan River, and is identified with the modern village of Beit Ras in the Irbid Governorate in northern Jordan.
    Archaeological Site
    Capitolias
    by Zachchan2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Capitolias
    by Zachchan2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Capitolias
    by Zachchan2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Capitolias

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Jordan

    Irbid

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    1st Century AD

    Roman

    Byzantine + Islamic

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    Roman & Byzantine & Islamic Monuments

     

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