Eleutheropolis
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Eleutheropolis was an important ancient city in Roman and Byzantine Palestine, serving as a key administrative, military, and commercial center in the region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine city
ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| ancientName | Eleutheropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximatePeak |
3rd century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | early Islamic conquest ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| grantedCityStatusBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
amphitheater
ⓘ
aqueduct ⓘ baths ⓘ colonnaded streets ⓘ fortifications ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
municipium
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Byzantine Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Eusebius Onomasticon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madaba Map NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSite | Beit Guvrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | City of the Free ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientCity | Maresha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName |
Beit Guvrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bethogabris NERFINISHED ⓘ Betogabris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRole | major urban center of southern Judea ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity (Byzantine period)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Roman paganism (early Roman period) ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ military center ⓘ |
| wasConnectedBy | Roman roads ⓘ |
| wasEcclesiasticalStatus | bishopric ⓘ |
| wasOnRoute |
road from Eleutheropolis to Diospolis
ⓘ
road from Eleutheropolis to Hebron ⓘ road from Jerusalem to Ashkelon ⓘ road from Jerusalem to Gaza ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Palaestina Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.