Ancient city of Bosra

Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theater, early Christian ruins, and several mosques are found within its great walls

Title Bosra
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates c. 200 B.C.E.–13th century
Places Asia / West Asia / Syria
Period, Culture, Style Ancient West Asian / Nabataean / Ancient Roman / Medieval / Byzantine / Umayyad / Ayyubid
Artwork Type Architecture / Historic City
Material Stone
Technique

Cite this page as: UNESCO, "Ancient city of Bosra," in Smarthistory, June 3, 2021, accessed March 6, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-bosra/.