Hippus

HIPPUS (Ἵππος, Steph. B. Plin. Nat. 5.15; Euseb. Onom.: Eth. Ἱππηνός), a town of the Decapolis and Palaestina Secunda.I t was situated to the E. of the sea of Galilee, 30 stadia from Tiberias (Tŭbarîya). (Joseph. Vita, § 65.) Augustus presented it to Herod (J. AJ). After his death it was annexed to Syria (Antiq. 17.2.4; comp. Marquardt, Handbuch der Röm. Alt. p. 201). It was sacked in the Jewish War by the Jews (B. J. 2.18.1), but the people afterwards revolted, and slew many of the Jews (B. J. 2.18.5).

The district HIPPENE (Ἱππηνή, B. J. 3.3.1; comp. Vita, § 31) lay to the E. of Galilee. There were bishops of Hippus at the councils of Seleuceia A.D. 359, and of Jerusalem A.D. 536. Burkhardt (Trav. p. 278) has the merit of having discovered the site of the ancient Hippos, which he fixes at Khurbet es-Sŭmrah, an hour frown Semakh. (Comp. Robinson, Researches, vol. 3. p. 264, note.)

(Reland, Palaestina, vol. 2. p. 82l; Von Raumer, Palestina, p. 242.)

HIPPUS a town in Caria, mentioned only by Pomponius Mela (1.17), who places it near the mouth of the Maeander, whence some have inferred that the name is a mere mistake for Myus; it must, however, be observed that Pliny (Plin. Nat. 5.29) speaks of a people in Caria called Hippini or Halydenses, though he places them in a different part of the country.

HIPPUS (Ἵππος, Ptol. 5.9; Plin. Nat. 6.4), a river of Colchis, the embouchure of which the Periplus of Arrian (p. 10) fixes at 150 stadia from that of the Tarsuras. Rennell (Compar. Geog. vol. 2. p. 322) has identified it with the Ilori.

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