Livias

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Livias was an ancient town in the region of Perea, east of the Jordan River, known from classical and biblical-era sources.

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Label Occurrences
Livias canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
alsoKnownAs Beth-aram
Betharamphtha
Bethharam
Julias
associatedWith Herod Antipas
country Jordan
culture Early Christian
Greco-Roman
Jewish
hasType urban settlement
historicalRole regional administrative center
knownFrom biblical-era sources
classical sources
locatedEastOf Jordan River
locatedIn Perea
mentionedIn Eusebius, Onomasticon
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus, The Jewish War
namedAfter Livia Drusilla
near Jordan Valley
northern Dead Sea
partOf Herodian kingdom of Judea
linked to: Herodian Kingdom

Roman province of Perea
region Transjordan
religiousContext biblical geography
renamedBy Herod Antipas
timePeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Perea hasMajorTown Livias
Peraea capital Livias