ancient region of Gaulonitis
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The ancient region of Gaulonitis was a territory in the Golan area east of the Sea of Galilee, known from Hellenistic and Roman times as part of the broader region of ancient Palestine/Syria.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
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historical geographic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish history in the Second Temple period
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early Christian geographical context ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bashan
NERFINISHED
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Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ Trachonitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gaulanitis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golan region in antiquity ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement | Golan (Gaulan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Gaulanitis (Greek form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Hellenistic era
NERFINISHED
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Roman Imperial era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromPeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| languageOfAttestation |
Greek
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Golan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Flavius Josephus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | strategic position east of the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| partOf |
Herodian kingdom at certain periods
ⓘ
Roman province of Syria (administratively associated) ⓘ broader Golan Heights area in antiquity ⓘ territories east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| regionType | rural territory with fortified towns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Batanea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iturea NERFINISHED ⓘ Trachonitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.