Beit Ras

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (Redirected from Capitolias)
Jump to: navigation, search
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2010)
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2010)

Beit Ras/Capitolias is one of the 10 Decapolis cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Judea and Syria. Today the city is known as the village of Beit Ras[1] and is located to the north of the city of Irbid in Jordan.

Archaeology [edit]

Recently archaeological work has been carried out.,[2][3]

Sources [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ . JSTOR 4198595.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ . JSTOR 4198840.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.romanhideout.com/news/2003/jordantimes2003013.asp

Coordinates: 32°36′N 35°51′E / 32.600°N 35.850°E / 32.600; 35.850


Stub icon This Jordanian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beit_Ras&oldid=546064552"