(῞Ιππος, Jewish Aramaic סוסיתה/“mare,” Israeli Susita, in Arabic Qalʾat el Ḥiṣn) is a city 2 km from the eastern bank of the Sea of Galilee, named for its hill form (370 m elevation), connected with the Golan via a ridge. On the shore south of ‘En Gev, two jetties form an artificial harbor.
Alexander Jannaeus conquered Seleucid Antiochia in 83/80 bce. In 63, Pompey assimilated Hippos into the province of Syria. The first autonomous coins date to 37 (with Tyche). Hippos was subject to Herod from 30 to 4, then again part of the province of S…