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  • Hippos

  • Hippos

    Hippos, also known as Sussita, is an archaeological site in Syria, located on a hill overlooking the Lake Tiberias. Between the 3rd century BC and the 7th century AD, Hippos was the site of an ancient Greco-Roman city.
    Archaeological Site
    Hippos
    by Ákos Nagy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Hippos
    by Ákos Nagy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Hippos
    by Ákos Nagy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 109 m

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    Hippos

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    Historic Cities and Regions

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    Syria

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    3rd Century BC

    Hellenistic

    Roman + Byzantine

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    Hellenistic & Roman & Byzantine Monuments

     

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