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Capitolias (Greek: Καπιτωλιασ) was an ancient city east of the River Jordan, and is identified with the modern village of Beit Ras in the Irbid Governorate in northern Jordan.〔(C.J. Lenzen, E.A. Knauf, "Capitolias: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Archaeological and Textual Evidence" in ''Syria'', Year 1987, Issue 64–1–2, pp. 21–46 )〕〔 (same text, not free)〕〔(''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites'': "Capitolias (Beit Ras) Jordan" )〕 The Peutinger Table placed it between Gadara and Adraha (Daraa), 16 miles from each, and the Antonine Itinerary put it at 36 miles from Neve.〔〔(Jewish Virtual Library: "Capitolias" )〕 The Arabic name, ''Beit Ras'', preserves the Aramaic name, ''Bet Reisha'', mentioned in the 6th-century Talmud.〔〔〔 == History == The town is one of the ten cities of the Decapolis listed by Pliny the Elder.〔Pliny's Natural History 5.16.74〕 It was founded as a planned Roman city, perhaps for military purposes,〔 under Nerva or Trajan in AD 97 or 98, the date from which, according to the coins it minted, it dated its special era.〔(Siméon Vailhé, "Capitolias" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', Vol. 3 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908) )〕 Inscriptions show that local citizens served in the Roman army.〔 It was surrounded by a wall built in the 2nd century and had an area of 12.5 hectares according to one source, 20 acres according to another.〔〔 The city was named after Jupiter Capitolinus.〔 In the rearrangement associated with the creation of the Roman province of Arabia in 106, Capitolias became part of the province of Palaestina Secunda, whose capital was Scythopolis.〔〔 It is mentioned by many geographers, including Hierocles and George of Cyprus in the 6th and 7th centuries.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capitolias」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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