Historical place profile

Pella/Berenice/Philippeia

Pella/Berenice/Philippeia (Tabaqat Fahl (طبقة فحل)) is a ruined ancient city located in northwestern Jordan. Pella was continuously occupied from the Neolithic period until its destruction by means of an earthquake in AD 749.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:678326
Catalogue ID
pleiades:678326
Place type
archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
32.449501, 35.614916
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Pella/Berenice/Philippeia (Tabaqat Fahl (طبقة فحل)) is a ruined ancient city located in northwestern Jordan. Pella was continuously occupied from the Neolithic period until its destruction by means of an earthquake in AD 749.

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 C5 Pella/Berenice/Philippeia

Source and reuse

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Research path

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