Hippos-Susita (2017) watch online HD

HolyPlaces TV takes you today to Susita (soo si tuh), or Hippos, the horse city in the majestic Golan Heights. A few minutes' drive from the Sea of Galilee hides an old city that flourished through Hellenic and Roman times. The city stands on a rectangle hill top, 350 meter above the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. First explored in 1885 by a German expedition, the city occupies an area of approximately 37 acres and was first built in the 2 nd century BC. In those times the sovereign of the holy land were the mighty Seleucids [si-loo-sid] empire kings. To reinsure their Sovereignty they built cities in the region, including Susita. From its early days the city was defined as ''Polis'' [pólis] which gave her benefits and a respectable status. In 63 BC the Roman Empire began to gain lands in the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, including the holy land. After the changes made in the regime, the Romans included Susita in the ''Decapolis'' or ''the ten cities'' a union made to ...