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, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, jfu, R. Talbert, Gabriel Bodard
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Last modified
Mar 09, 2024 06:06 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
32.5033615, 35.502981
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARMC location 4862 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- בית שאן (Beit She'an: Modern Hebrew)
- بيسان (Bisan: Arabic, modern)
- Nysa (750 BC - AD 640)
- Scythopolis (750 BC - AD 640)
- Scythopolis/Nysa connection Iordanes (river) (unspecified date range)
- Scythopolis/Nysa capital of Palaestina II (late Roman province) (AD 300 - 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, 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, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, jfu, R. Talbert, and Gabriel Bodard, 'Scythopolis/Nysa: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678378> [accessed: 18 April 2024]
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