Roman Syria was an early Roman province annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey in the Third Mithridatic War following the defeat of King of Armenia Tigranes the Great, who had become the protector of the Hellenistic kingdom of Syria. [1]

This is a list of governors of the Roman province of Syria. From 27 BC, the province was governed by an imperial legate of consular rank. The province was divided in AD 193 into Syria Coele and Syria Phoenicia. In c. 415 AD, Syria Coele was …

Syria Palaestina (Koinē Greek: Συρία ἡ Παλαιστίνη, romanized: Syría hē Palaistínē [syˈri.a (h)e̝ pa.lɛsˈt̪i.ne̝]) was the renamed Roman province formerly known as Judaea, following the Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt, in what then became known as the Palestine region between the early 2nd and late 4th ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Syria - Hellenistic, Roman, Empire: After Alexander’s death in 323 bce his marshals contended for control of the country until, after the Battle of Ipsus (301), Seleucus I Nicator gained the northern part and Ptolemy I Soter gained the southern (Coele Syria).

Feb 28, 2024 · The Roman province of Syria, established after the Roman Republic's annexation of the Seleucid Empire territories in 64 BC, was a pivotal region within the vast Roman Empire. Serving as a key military frontier against Eastern adversaries and a melting pot of cultures, Syria showcased the architectural and administrative prowess of Rome.

Jan 17, 2022 · The Roman legions of Syria served as a buffer, protecting the Roman Empire not only externally from such threats as Parthia and the Sasanian Empire but also internally during the Great Jewish Revolt of 66 CE and the Bar-Kochba Revolt (132-135 CE).

Roman Syria (Latin: Provincia Syria; Greek: ἐπαρχία Συρίας) was a province of the Roman Republic, and later, the Roman Empire. [1] The Romans gained it in the Third Mithridatic War in 64 BC, and the province got divided by the late 2nd …

Roman Syria would become one of the Empire’s most important and wealthy provinces. The Roman general Pompey annexed Syria in 64 BCE and thus began the era of Roman hegemony over the region.

It has generally been supposed that Pompey's annexation of Syria as a Roman province in 64 B.C. represented the first official step by which Rome gained control of Syria.

Jun 29, 2012 · Fanack presents an overview of Syria's history, from antiquity in the 13th century till 64 BCE when Pompey turned Syria into a Roman province