. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . above).It was frequented by Arabian merchants, including Mohammeds uncle,who was accompanied by the prophet himself (p. Ixvi). At Bosra dwelt themonk Bahira, who is said to have recognized Mohammed as a in the middle ages Bosra was very important as a market and as afortress. Baldwin III. vainly endeavoured to take the town. The town Haurdn. BOSRA. 29. Route. 163 at length fell into decay, partly owing to earthquakes (especially one in1151), and afterwards in consequence of
. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . above).It was frequented by Arabian merchants, including Mohammeds uncle,who was accompanied by the prophet himself (p. Ixvi). At Bosra dwelt themonk Bahira, who is said to have recognized Mohammed as a in the middle ages Bosra was very important as a market and as afortress. Baldwin III. vainly endeavoured to take the town. The town Haurdn. BOSRA. 29. Route. 163 at length fell into decay, partly owing to earthquakes (especially one in1151), and afterwards in consequence of the weakness of the Turkishgovernment. The town is intersected by two main streets, one running fromE. to W., and the other from N. to S. Outside the town, near corner, is an altar with an inscription. On the left, out-side the well-preserved West Gate, is a small guard-house. A littleway to the left, inside the gate, is a spring, adjoining which is alow-lying meadow, probably once a naumachia (comp. p. 139). Inthe vicinity are the small mosque of El-Khidr and an old tomb. - F-.^O U/ TV ^~ tv. f-^it on 1. Temple- ? ColoyuiaAc ?? 2 . Soils e- of ike. Jew 3. Ec-use- of As Shefdv i . Cfmrck of the ^T5>7; SaMra 5 . CcTOCTtt 6. Sinuie ?• ?• • 7. Tlicalre- 1: 35,aio TKeftuins of i@|ll(BOSTRA) After L. Porter. The Principal Street of Bosra, running from E. to W., seems tohave been flanked by columns. At the entrance to the third streetdiverging to the right (S.) from the main street stands a RomanTriumphal Arch. The central arch of the three is about 421/2 ft-high. One of the pilasters bears a Latin inscription. A little fartherto the E., on the right, are the remains of Baths. We now come tothe point of intersection of the two main streets. We see onour left four large columns, the remains of a once splendid Building,with admirably executed Corinthian capitals. — On the oppositeside of the street are remains of another beautiful Building [PI. 1),which may have been
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