Back Samaria AF السامرة (مدينة أثرية) Arabic السامره ARZ Samaria (ciudá antigua) AST Səməriyyə AZ Shomron BR Samaří Czech Samaria (antike Stadt) German Σαμάρεια (αρχαία πόλη) Greek Samaria (ciudad antigua) Spanish
שֹׁמְרוֹן (Hebrew) | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:The_Basilica_and_Forum_-_panoramio.jpg) Roman columns at Tel Sebastia, 2016 | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:West_Bank_location_map.svg)  Samaria Location within the West Bank &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Palestine_location_map_wide.png) Samaria Location within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Alternative name | السامرة (Arabic) |
|---|---|
| Location | Nablus Governorate, Palestinian Territories |
| Region | Samaria (historical) |
| Coordinates | 32°16′35″N 35°11′42″E / 32.27639°N 35.19500°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Israelite (Samaritan and Jewish) |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Israel and Palestinian Authority |
Samaria (Hebrew: שֹׁמְרוֹן Šōmrōn; Akkadian: 𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 Samerina; Greek: Σαμάρεια Samareia; Arabic: السامرة as-Sāmira) was the capital city of the Kingdom of Israel between c. 880 BCE and c. 720 BCE.[1][2] It is the namesake of Samaria, a historical region bounded by Judea to the south and by Galilee to the north. After the Assyrian conquest of Israel, Samaria was annexed by the Neo-Assyrian Empire and continued as an administrative centre. It retained this status in the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Achaemenid Persian Empire before being destroyed during the Wars of Alexander the Great. Later, under the hegemony of the Roman Republic and the subsequent Roman Empire, the city was rebuilt and expanded by the Jewish king Herod the Great, who also fortified it and renamed it "Sebastia" in honour of the Roman emperor Augustus.[3][4]
The ancient city's hill is where the modern Palestinian village, retaining the Roman-era name Sebastia, is situated. The local archeological site is jointly administered by Israel and the Palestinian Authority,[5] and is located on the hill's eastern slope.[6]
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- ^ Barag, Dan (1993-01-01). "King Herod's Royal Castle at Samaria-Sebaste". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 125 (1): 3–18. doi:10.1179/peq.1993.125.1.3. ISSN 0031-0328.
- ^ Dell’Acqua, Antonio (2021-09-20). "The Urban Renovation of Samaria–Sebaste of the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE: Observations on some architectural artefacts". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 154 (3): 221–243. doi:10.1080/00310328.2021.1980310. ISSN 0031-0328. S2CID 240589831.
- ^ Greenwood, Hanan (2022-08-10). "'State couldn't care less that Jewish heritage sites are being destroyed'". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton; Hawari, M. (May 19, 2005). "Bayt al-Hawwari, a hawsh House in Sabastiya". Levant. 37. Council for British Research in the Levant, London: 57–80. doi:10.1179/007589105790088913. S2CID 162363298. Retrieved 2007-09-14.