AS'SWEIDA
It is the principal city in the province of As'sweida, in the Nabatean period, it was known by the name of "Suda" which means the little black town, because it was built with black volcanic stones. The Romans called it "Dionysius" because it was the town of delicious grapes. The most notable of its ruins are now housed in the As'sweida Museum, which also contains a magnificent collection of Mosaic, one of these tableaus represent "Artemis" the Goddess of hunting, surrounded by her nymphs, when she was surprised by a hunter while bathing. As for the statues, they are carved in hard basalt, they show signs of Nabatean, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Arab influences. The ruins of a 3rd century Roman Temple surrounded by a colonnade of Corinthian columns can be seen in the city.

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