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Document Details : Title: North-West Church in Hippos (Sussita), Israel Subtitle: Five Years of Archaeological Research (2000-2004) Author(s): MŁYNARCZYK, Jolanta , BURDAJEWICZ, Mariusz Journal: Eastern Christian Art Volume: 2 Date: 2005 Pages: 39-57 DOI: 10.2143/ECA.2.0.2004548 Abstract : Two kilometres to the east of the modern kibbutz Ein Gev on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel there rises a picturesque mountain with the ruins of an ancient city on its top (at ca 350 m above the level of the lake). Founded in the Hellenistic period, it was known under the Greek name of Hippos (or Antiochia Hippos during Seleucid rule) or under the Aramaic name of Sussita. After the conquest of the area by the Romans in 66/67 B.C., the city became one of the Greco-Roman towns of the Decapolis group. By the time of the council of Seleucia (A.D. 359) Hippos was already known as an episcopal see. |
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