Raphanae

• Raphanae was the location of a Roman Legionary fortress in the Roman Province of Syria.
• The Site has been excavated north of Umm Qais at Tell Abila in Jordan, but only the Ruins of a 6th century CE Church are visible.

Legio III Gallica (70-c. 323 CE)

• This  Legion was based at Raphanae until c.323 CE, when it was moved to Syene in Egypt.

Raphanae, Syria