Gamla
Sign in to saveGamla (), also Gamala, was an ancient Jewish town on the Golan Heights. Believed to have been founded as a Seleucid fort during the Syrian Wars, it transitioned into a predominantly Jewish settlement that came under Hasmonean rule in 81 BCE. The town's name reflects its location on a high, elongated ridge with steep slopes resembling a camel's hump.
Key facts
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 67 CE
- Ancient site.name
- Gamla
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Al-Sunâm ("Camel's Hump")
- Ancient site.caption
- The acropolis of Gamla
- Ancient site.map_type
- Syria Golan
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.relief
- 1
- Ancient site.location
- Golan Heights
- Ancient site.type
- Ancient fortification and town
- Ancient site.material
- Basalt
- Ancient site.built
- 3rd century BCE
- Ancient site.epochs
- Hellenistic to Roman Empire
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1978–2000
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Shmarya Guttman, Itzhaki Gal, Zvi Yavor, Danny Syon
- Ancient site.management
- INPA
- Ancient site.public_access
- yes
- Ancient site.website
- en.parks.org.il/reserve-park/gamla-nature-reserve
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Hellenistic and Hasmonean periods
- Roman period
- Great Jewish revolt
- Identification
- Archaeology
- Weapons
- Coins
- Synagogue
- Present-day Gamla
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Gamla (), also Gamala, was an ancient Jewish town on the Golan Heights. Believed to have been founded as a Seleucid fort during the Syrian Wars, it transitioned into a predominantly Jewish settlement that came under Hasmonean rule in 81 BCE. The town's name reflects its location on a high, elongated ridge with steep slopes resembling a camel's hump.
Gamla served as a key rebel stronghold during the Great Jewish Revolt against Rome. In the summer of 67 CE, after an extended siege and battle, Roman forces under Vespasian ultimately captured the town and massacred its inhabitants. The Jewish historian Josephus, who accompanied the Roman army, provides detailed accounts of these events in his work, The Jewish War.
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