For the town in Jordan, see Bozrah. Botsra, Botzrah, Bozrah בצרה the biblical Bozrah is an ancient city in southern modern-day Jordan, now Bouseira between Tafile (Tophel) and Shobaq. ...

Bosra (Arabic: بصرى) (see below for alternative spellings) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern modern-day Syria. The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Bosra (see below for alternative spellings) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern modern-day Syria. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... World Heritage Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ...

Ancient Roman theatre

Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 610 KB)Ancient theater in Bosra (southern Syria) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 610 KB)Ancient theater in Bosra (southern Syria) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

History

Mentioned in lists of Tutmose III and Akhenaton in the fourteenth century BC. The first Nabatean city in the 2nd century BC. The Nabatean Kingdom was destroyed by Cornelius Palma, a general of Trajan, in 106 AD, and Bosra conquered. Under the Romans, it was renamed Nova Trajana Bostra, residence of the legion III Cyrenaica and capital of the Roman province Arabia Petraea. The city flourished and became a major metropolis at the juncture of several trade routes, including the Roman road to the Red Sea. The city contains what is thought to be the best-preserved Roman theatre in the world. Every year there is a national music festival hosted in the theatre. Petra, the Nabataean capital The Nabataeans were a trading people of ancient Arabia, whose oasis settlements in the time of Josephus gave the name of Nabatene to the borderland between Syria and Arabia, from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. ... Emperor Trajan Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (September 18, 53-August 9, 117), Roman Emperor (98-117), commonly called Trajan, was the second of the so-called Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. ... (Redirected from 106 AD) For other uses, see number 106. ... Legio III Cyrenaica, meaning from Cyrenaica (a Roman province), was a Roman legion probably levied by Marcus Antonius around 36 BC, then governor of Cyrenaica. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120 AD. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. ... The term the Middle East sometimes applies to the peninsula alone, but usually refers to the Arabian Peninsula plus the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran. ... A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city, which is an economical and cultural center for some country, and usually a hub for its international connections. ... A trade route is a commonly used path of travel for those (e. ... A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, who are dongs, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads, which they called viae (plural of singular via). ... Conshelf II in the Red Sea (Sudan) Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea (Arabic البحر الأحمر Baḥr al-Aḥmar, al-Baḥru l-’Aḥmar; Hebrew ים סוף Yam Suf; Tigrigna ቀይሕ ባሕሪ QeyH baHri) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ...

In Islamic times, it is noted as the birthplace of Ibn Kathir. Islām is described as a dÄ«n, meaning way of life and/or guidance. ... Ibn Kathir (Arabic : بن كثير ) was an Islamic scholar born in Busra, Syria in 1301 CE. He was taught by the Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyya in Damascus, Syria. ...

Bostra today

Today, Bostra is an incredible archaeological site, containing ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and Muslim times. Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...

Alternative spellings

Bosra is also sometimes spelled as

• Bostra
• Busrana
• Bozrah
• Bozra
• Busra Eski Sham
• Busra ash-Sham
• Nova Trajana Bostra

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia on Bostra
• Images of Bosra
• Gates to Syria