Hippos (Golan Heights)

Ruins of Hippos' Byzantine cathedral, looking west. A shrine to the Roman Emperor stands in the background against the Sea of Galilee. Hippos is an archaeological site located in Israel on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee . Between the third century BC and the seventh century AD, Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city. Besides the fortified city itself, Hippos controlled a small port facility on the lake and an area of the surrounding countryside. Hippos was part of the Decapolis , or Ten Cities, a group of cities in Roman Palestine that were culturally tied more closely to Greece and Rome than to the Middle East. From above, the plateau on which Hippos is built very vaguely resembles the head and neck of a horse. This is why early Greek settlers named it after the Greek word for horse, Hippos . The local Aramaic and Hebrew name, Sussita , also means horse, and the Arabic name, Qal'at el-Husn , means "Fortress of the Horse." Other names include the alternate spelling Hippus and the Latinized version of the Greek name: Hippum .

Hippos ( , "horse") is an archaeological site in Israel , located on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee . Between the 3rd century BC and the 7th century AD, Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city, which then declined under Muslim rule and was abandoned after an earthquake in 749. Besides the fortified city itself, Hippos controlled two port facilities on the lake and an area of the surrounding countryside. Hippos was part of the Decapolis , or Ten Cities, a region in Roman Jordan, Syria and Israel that were culturally tied more closely to Greece and Rome than to the Semitic ethnoi around. Established as Antioch of Hippos ( Ἀντιόχεια τοῦ Ἵππου ) by Seleucid settlers, the city is named after the Greek language word for horse, Hippos , and a common name of Seleucid monarchs, Antiochus . The Aramaic name, Sussita ( ), was also adopted into Hebrew and also means horse, while the Arabic name, Qal'at al-Hisn , means "Fortress of the Horse/Stallion". Other names include the alternate spelling Hippus and the Latinized version of the Greek name: Hippum . The precise reason why the city received this name is unknown. ἵππος . A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project .

Archaeological site Hippos ( , "horse") is an archaeological site in Israel , located on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee . Between the 3rd century BCE and the 7th century CE, Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city, which declined under Muslim rule and was abandoned after an earthquake in 749 . Besides the fortified city itself, Hippos controlled two port facilities on the lake and an area of the surrounding countryside. Hippos was part of the Decapolis , or Ten Cities, a region in Roman Jordan, Syria and Israel that were culturally tied more closely to Greece and Rome than to the Semitic ethnoi around. Established as Antioch of Hippos ( Ἀντιόχεια τοῦ Ἵππου ) by Seleucid settlers, the city is named after the Greek language word for horse, Hippos , and a common name of Seleucid monarchs, Antiochus . In the 3rd-century Mosaic of Rehob , the site is known by its Aramaic name, Sussita ( ), a word meaning "horse" in the feminine gender, while the Arabic name, Qal'at al-Hisn or Husn , has been used by the country's Arab inhabitants, meaning, "Fortress of the Horse/Stallion". Other names include the alternate spelling Hippus ( Accusative Hippum ), a Latinized version of the Greek name. The precise reason why the city received this name is unknown. ἵππος . A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project . Josephus , Antiquities (book 17, chapter 11, verse 4).

Archaeological site Hippos ( ) or Sussita ( Aramaic , ) is an ancient city and archaeological site located on a hill 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee , attached by a topographical saddle to the western slopes of the Golan Heights . Hippos was a Hellenistic city in the northern Jordan Valley , and a long-time member of the Decapolis , a group of ten cities more closely tied to the Greco-Roman culture than to the local Semitic-speaking population. Later, Hippos became a predominantly Christian city, which declined towards the end of the Byzantine period and throughout the Early Muslim period , and was abandoned after the 749 earthquake . ἵππος . A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project . Josephus , Antiquities (book 17, chapter 11, verse 4).

Archaeological site Hippos ( Ancient Greek : Ἵππος , lit. ' Horse ' ) or Sussita ( Aramaic , Hebrew : סוסיתא ) is an ancient city and archaeological site located on a hill 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee , attached by a topographical saddle to the western slopes of the Golan Heights . Hippos was a Hellenistic city in the northern Jordan Valley , and a long-time member of the Decapolis , a group of ten cities more closely tied to the Greco-Roman culture than to the local Semitic-speaking population. Later, Hippos became a predominantly Christian city, which declined towards the end of the Byzantine period and throughout the Early Muslim period , and was abandoned after the 749 earthquake . ἵππος . A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project . Josephus , Antiquities (book 17, chapter 11, verse 4).