Roman walls of Damascus
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The Roman walls of Damascus are the remnants of the ancient fortifications that once enclosed the city during the Roman period, reflecting its strategic and historical significance in the classical world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old City walls of Damascus | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fortification
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ancient city wall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman military garrisons in Damascus
ⓘ
Roman provincial administration of Syria ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | originally constructed and/or rebuilt under Roman rule ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
evidence of Roman urban planning in the Levant
ⓘ
testimony to the antiquity of Damascus ⓘ |
| currentCondition |
incorporated into later structures
ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ |
| encircled | urban core of Roman Damascus ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Byzantine walls of Damascus
NERFINISHED
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Umayyad-period fortifications of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
historical texts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
city enclosure
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defensive fortification ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
city gates of Roman Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Roman architectural style ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Classical antiquity
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected as part of the historic fabric of Damascus ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman military architecture ⓘ |
| integratedInto | later Islamic-period fortifications of Damascus ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancient city of Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological heritage of Damascus ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hellenistic fortifications of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | World Heritage Site: Ancient City of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of trade routes between East and West
ⓘ
protection of a key Near Eastern crossroads ⓘ |
| survivingSectionsLocatedNear | Old City gates of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of urban occupation in Damascus
ⓘ
strategic importance of Damascus in the Roman Near East ⓘ |
| tourismRole | attraction for cultural and historical tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense against external threats
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demarcation of city limits ⓘ |
| visibleIn | historic centre of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old City walls of Damascus