Petra (Al-Batrāʾ)

The city of Petra, which was the capital under the rule of the Nabataeans, an Arab tribe, is located in the lands between the Lake of Lut and the Gulf of Aqaba, which are also mentioned in the heavenl Подробнее

Europos [Karkamish]

Karkemish has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It’s a place of strategic importance – controlled the main ford across the Euphrate. Karkamish may have been first occupied by Hittites Подробнее

Apamea in Osroene

Apamea ad Euphratem See: William Smith eds.; "Apameia", in: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, London, 1854 -http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:id=apameia-ge Подробнее

Cyrrus

Cyrrhus (Κύρρος): ancient town in northern Syria, base of the Tenth legion Fretensis. http://www.livius.org/ct-cz/cyrrhus/cyrrhus.html. Ancient town Cyrrus was l Подробнее

Thvrae

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