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Division II Section A Part 7
along beside the stage in an unusual manner. Thus there were no paraskenai, or wings,
and it is difficult to conjecture how plays could have been presented here. The stage
is nothing but a speaking platform, and the theatre may have been used in connexion
with temple rites rather than for the acting of plays. But the theatre form of building
in this remote place is interesting in any connexion. There are few theatres in the
Hauriin, and these are all found in the more important centres of population like Bosra,
Kanawat, and Shakka. In fact the three just mentioned are the only theatres that were
known in this entire basaltic region before the discovery of this little theatre at Sahr.
154. hammAn.
It is
very difficult to reach this place, which lies well to the southwest of Sahr in
the almost impenetrable part of the lava waste. The town is entirely deserted, and as
a result the buildings are very well preserved, but the architecture is of the poorest
quality. The only remains are those of private houses, all of which are small and poorly
built of blocks of porous basalt with the minimum of cutting. Even the lintels and
jambs of the doorways are often almost unhewn. The ancient town however, is not
without attractions; for grass grows plentifully in the cleared places about the houses,
and several large butm trees cast a welcome shade, while lending picturesqueness to
the ruins.
155. TUBBEH.
In making the journey from Hammffii to Tubbeh we crossed a well preserved
section of the Roman road, lying northwest and southeast, which leads across the Ledja
from Mismiyeh. Tubbeh is situated due south of Mismiyeh. It is a disappointing ruin
of the poorer class of houses built in the Christian period.
Division II Section A Part 7
along beside the stage in an unusual manner. Thus there were no paraskenai, or wings,
and it is difficult to conjecture how plays could have been presented here. The stage
is nothing but a speaking platform, and the theatre may have been used in connexion
with temple rites rather than for the acting of plays. But the theatre form of building
in this remote place is interesting in any connexion. There are few theatres in the
Hauriin, and these are all found in the more important centres of population like Bosra,
Kanawat, and Shakka. In fact the three just mentioned are the only theatres that were
known in this entire basaltic region before the discovery of this little theatre at Sahr.
154. hammAn.
It is
very difficult to reach this place, which lies well to the southwest of Sahr in
the almost impenetrable part of the lava waste. The town is entirely deserted, and as
a result the buildings are very well preserved, but the architecture is of the poorest
quality. The only remains are those of private houses, all of which are small and poorly
built of blocks of porous basalt with the minimum of cutting. Even the lintels and
jambs of the doorways are often almost unhewn. The ancient town however, is not
without attractions; for grass grows plentifully in the cleared places about the houses,
and several large butm trees cast a welcome shade, while lending picturesqueness to
the ruins.
155. TUBBEH.
In making the journey from Hammffii to Tubbeh we crossed a well preserved
section of the Roman road, lying northwest and southeast, which leads across the Ledja
from Mismiyeh. Tubbeh is situated due south of Mismiyeh. It is a disappointing ruin
of the poorer class of houses built in the Christian period.