We are pleased to announce the launch of a new CURIOSity digital collection!
The Forgotten Cities: Thomas Jacoby Images of Early Christian Architecture in Greater Syria features a group of 700 historic settlements in Syria dating from the first to seventh century CE. The core of the collection are thousands of images taken by scholar Thomas Jacoby in the mid-1970s which provide valuable insight into the development and practice of early Christianity. Due to the ongoing civil unrest in Syria, the current condition of many of these sites is unknown, making these photographs an important record. Explore the collections.
Image 1:
Great Pandocheion. Exterior, Overall view from SW
General: دير سمعان، جبل سمعان
Qal'at Si'mān, Ḥimṣ, Syria
Mid 5th - 6th century CE
HOLLIS number: 39248268
Image 2:
Qalʿat Simʿān (Tellanisos), Jabal Simʿān. South Monastery. Chapel, exterior, overall view from W w/ adjacent monastic building ensemble
General: قلعة سمعان (تلانيسوس)، جبل سمعان
Qal'at Si'mān, Ḥimṣ, Syria
Mid 5th - 6th century CE
HOLLIS number: 38532152
Image 3:
Qalʿat Simʿān (Tellanisos), Jabal Simʿān. South Monastery. Chapel, interior, nave, upper part of N wall, overall view near E end
Mid 5th - 6th century CE
General: قلعة سمعان (تلانيسوس)، جبل سمعان
HOLLIS Number: 38532150
