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Surroundings:

Bosra, Decoration of a houseBosra, Nabataean ArchNabatean ArchBosra, Nabataean ArchBosra, Nabataean Arch, CapitalsBosra, Nabataean Arch, CapitalsBosra HouseBosra, Cubic altar with a Nabataean inscription, translationBosra, Cubic altar with a Nabataean inscriptionCentral Baths, BosraCentral Baths, BosraCentral Baths, BosraBosra, Central BathsCentral Baths, BosraBosra, Cathedral, DecorationBosra, CathedralBosra, CathedralBosra, CathedralBosra, CathedralBosra, CathedralBosra, NymphaeumBosra, NymphaeumBosra, NymphaeumBosra, NymphaeumBosra, BathsSouth Baths FrigidariumBosra, BathsSouth BathsBosra, Baths, Aeolic-like capitalSouth Baths

Location:

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Buşrá ash Shām
  • geo:32.521267,36.484833
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 3xx / unknown

Class:

  • Building (other)
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=18079

Annotations

The fourth century AD church of the  inThe pre-Christian basilica, probably dates to the third century was adapted  for  a church.

Sources:

  1. Emma Loosley, “Bosra Basilica of the Monk Bahira,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed October 14, 2020, http://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/219.

Relevant museums

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre


Nearby

Bosra, Basilica of Bahira, annex

Bosra, Basilica of Bahira, annex

Bosra Traiana, Roman house

Bosra Traiana, Roman house

Bosra, Palace of Sergius

Bosra, Palace of Sergius


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