Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient City of Bosra' has mentioned 'Byzantine' in the following places:
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Contents 1 History 1.1 Roman and Byzantine era 1.2 Islamic era 1.3 Ottoman era 1.4 Modern era 2 Ecclesiastical history 2.1 Ancient Bishopric 2.2 Titular see 3 Main sights 4 Climate 5 Demographics 6 Notable people from Bosra 7 Gallery 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 Further reading 11 Sources and external links | WIKI |
Roman and Byzantine era[edit] | WIKI |
By the Byzantine period which began in the 5th-century, Christianity became the dominant religion in Bosra (xcex92xcfx8cxcfx83xcfx81xcexb1 in Greek-Byzantine). | WIKI |
[3] Bosra was conquered by the Sasanian Persians in the early seventh century, but was recaptured during a Byzantine reconquest. | WIKI |
Today, Bosra is a major archaeological site, containing ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and Muslim times, its main feature being the well preserved Roman theatre. | WIKI |
During Byzantine times, Bosra was a major frontier market where Arab caravans came to stock up and its bishops took part in the Council of Antioch. | UNESCO |
Bosra was the first Byzantine city which the Arabs entered in 634 in the phase of Islamic expansion. | UNESCO |
Today, Bosra is a major archaeological site, containing ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and Muslim times. | UNESCO |
Criterion (iii): Of the city which once counted 80,000 inhabitants there remain today extensive ruins of Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad buildings. | UNESCO |
However, the large amount of surviving original fabric, including monuments of the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods gives the site a high degree of integrity. | UNESCO |