| Bostra claveriei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Bostra |
| Species: | B. claveriei |
| Binomial name | |
| Bostra claveriei Rougeot, 1977 [1] | |
Bostra claveriei is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra . It was described by Rougeot in 1977, and is known from Ethiopia. [1]
Bosra, also spelled Bostra, Busrana, Bozrah, Bozra and officially called Busra al-Sham, is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region.
Arabia Petraea or Petrea, also known as Rome's Arabian Province or simply Arabia, was a frontier province of the Roman Empire beginning in the 2nd century; it consisted of the former Nabataean Kingdom in Jordan, southern Levant, the Sinai Peninsula and northwestern Arabian Peninsula. Its capital was Petra. It was bordered on the north by Syria, on the west by Iudaea and Aegyptus, and on the south and east by the rest of Arabia, known as Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix.
The Roman circus was a large open-air venue used for public events in the ancient Roman Empire. The circuses were similar to the ancient Greek hippodromes, although circuses served varying purposes and differed in design and construction. Along with theatres, amphitheatres, and the much similar but smaller stadiums, circuses were one of the main entertainment sites of the time. Circuses were venues for chariot races, horse races, gladiatorial combat, and performances that commemorated important events of the empire were performed there.
The Via Traiana Nova or Via Nova Traiana, previously known as the Via Regia or King's Highway, was an ancient Roman road built by Emperor Trajan in the province of Arabia Petraea, from Aqaba on the Red Sea to Bostra. It was specifically known as the Via Traiana Nova in order to distinguish it from the Via Traiana in Italy. It is occasionally also referred to simply as the 'Via Nova' or 'Via Nova Traiana' Its construction started shortly after the annexation of Arabia, supervised by governor Gaius Claudius Severus, and completed under Hadrian.
Titus of Bostra was a Christian theologian and bishop. Sozomen names Titus among the great men of the time of Constantius.
The Kharaba Bridge is a Roman bridge in the village of Kharaba in the fertile Hauran region of Syria, close to the city of Bosra.
Bostra is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Ethiopia, Mozambique, India, and Turkey.
Bostra obsoletalis is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae described by Josef Johann Mann in 1864. It is found in southern Europe, Yemen, Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Tunisia and Morocco.
Bostra fumosa is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1927 and is known from Mozambique.
Bostra illusella is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Bostra indicator is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and India.
Bostra lateritialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in South Africa.
Bostra nanalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1911, and is known from Japan and Taiwan.
Bostra pulverealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found on the Bonin Islands of Japan.
Bostra pyrochroa is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by George Hampson in 1916, and is known from New Guinea.
Bostra mesoleucalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra described by George Hampson in 1912.
Maurice Sartre is a French historian, an Emeritus professor of ancient history at the François Rabelais University, a specialist in ancient Greek and Eastern Roman history, especially the Hellenized Middle East, from Alexander to Islamic conquests.
Bostra gnidusalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae.
The Sack of Bostra occurred around the spring of 270 AD when Queen Zenobia of Palmyra sent her general, Zabdas, to Bostra, the capital of Arabia Petraea, to subjugate the Tanukhids who were challenging Palmyrene authority.
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