Scythopolis/Nysa
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, jfu, R. Talbert, Enes Yılandiloğlu, Gabriel Bodard, Rune Rattenborg
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Last modified
Feb 06, 2026 12:50 PM
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History
A settlement located at the juncture of the Jordan and Jezreel valleys, Scythopolis/Nysa had important Egyptian through Roman phases.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678378
32.5036976, 35.5030916333
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 4862 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of תל בית שאן (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Scythopolis/Nysa connection Iordanes (river) (unspecified date range)
- Scythopolis/Nysa capital of Palaestina II (late Roman province) (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Roads: Caesarea → Scythopolis via Ginai(a) located near Scythopolis/Nysa (30 BC - AD 640)
- Roman amphitheater at Scythopolis/Nysa located at Scythopolis/Nysa (unspecified date range)
- Roman theater of Scythopolis located at Scythopolis/Nysa (30 BC - AD 300)
settlement, archaeological site, theatre, theater
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 69 C4 Scythopolis/Nysa
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Beisan Beth Shean ISR
E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, jfu, R. Talbert, Enes Yılandiloğlu, Gabriel Bodard, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Scythopolis/Nysa: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678378> [accessed: 12 June 2026]
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