Historical place profile
Canatha/*Gabinia/*Septimia
The Hellenistic-Roman city of Cantha, now Qanawat in Syria, is located in the Hauran region. While it likely has earlier phases, perhaps as the Kenath of the Hebrew Bible, it is first mentioned during the reign of Herod the Great. Septimius Severus bestowed colonial status upon the city.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:678082
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:678082
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 32.754205, 36.618355
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
The Hellenistic-Roman city of Cantha, now Qanawat in Syria, is located in the Hauran region. While it likely has earlier phases, perhaps as the Kenath of the Hebrew Bible, it is first mentioned during the reign of Herod the Great. Septimius Severus bestowed colonial status upon the city.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 69 E4 Canatha/*Gabinia/*Septimia
Source and reuse
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Research path
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