Backpacking in Syria: Exploring the Roman Amphitheatre in Bosra
Reposted: November 18, 2022 | Tagged: Middle East
Flashback post to my time in another life. Visiting the Roman Amphitheatre in Bosra, Syria.
This post has been rewritten for Nomadic Backpacker and is based on my travels in 2010
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Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. Not to be confused with Basra, which is in Iraq.
Syria, October 2010. I was lucky to have been there 5 months before the present troubles kicked off. The rebels or the government forced have probably flattened the place for good.
I traveled down from Damascus to Bosra, on the Syrian/Jordanian border, made a day trip of it. The photos were some of the first I made with my new camera, having had to buy a new one after the previous one died on me in Palmyra.
This ancient Roman Amphitheatre dates from the 2nd century AD and is 102 metres across and has seating for about 15,000 people making it the largest in the Ancient Roman Civilisation.
It is located in the Dar'a district in SouthWestern Syria. It was built separately from the original town but became completely enclosed by the Ayyubid Fortress.
Related Post: Baalbek and the Beqaa Valley | Lebanon
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Syria, October 2010. I was lucky to have been there 5 months before the present troubles kicked off. The rebels or the government forced have probably flattened the place for good.
I traveled down from Damascus to Bosra, on the Syrian/Jordanian border, made a day trip of it. The photos were some of the first I made with my new camera, having had to buy a new one after the previous one died on me in Palmyra.
This ancient Roman Amphitheatre dates from the 2nd century AD and is 102 metres across and has seating for about 15,000 people making it the largest in the Ancient Roman Civilisation.
It is located in the Dar'a district in SouthWestern Syria. It was built separately from the original town but became completely enclosed by the Ayyubid Fortress.
Related Post: Baalbek and the Beqaa Valley | Lebanon
This post is the property of Nomadic Backpacker
