city
Rusafa (Sergiopolis)
Resafa, Syria · Arabia & Arab frontier
35.629, 38.758
Same slug as the bridge run's place_id 'resafa' (node resafa-sergiopolis).
Attested. The shrine, basilicas and pilgrimage are attested archaeologically and in written sources.
Rusafa grew up around the shrine of the soldier-martyr Sergius and was renamed Sergiopolis. It became the great pilgrimage centre of the Arab tribes. The Ghassanid al-Mundhir built an audience hall outside its walls,.
Source stance: neutral. Archaeology plus Christian hagiography.
People and groups named here
- Saint Sergius
- al-Mundhir ibn al-Harith (Ghassanid building)
Sources
- Resafa (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Pleiades place 668354: Resapha/Sergioupolis
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Ghassanids (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.