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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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Ancient Bosra, Syria |
| The Syrian town of Bosra has a history as a Nabataean and Roman provincial capital, an important garrison town and a major centre of Byzantine Christianity. More. Labels: byzantine, roman empire, syria |
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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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Shahba…Archeological Ruins and Prosperous Civilization |
| Swaida, Southern Syria,(SANA)-Shahba is an ancient Roman city that was built by Emperor Philip the Arab between 244 and 249 A.C and it is an integrated archeological city whose ruins talk today about its prosperous great civilization. More. Labels: roman empire, ruin, syria |
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| Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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The Greco Roman City of Apamea, Syria |
| Important to history of Syria in terms of trade and defence, Apamea was one of the most important Middle Eastern cities of the Seleucid and Roman Empire. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, syria |
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| Monday, October 26, 2009 |
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Archaeologists uncover ancient Roman bath in Syria |
| Archaeological excavations at the northern part of Iz al-Din al-Qassam School near the ancient Roman Theater uncovered a Roman bath of 725 square meters including many platforms in Jableh city near Lattakia in Syria. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, syria |
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| Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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Archaeological Discoveries: Byzantine Clay Lamps & Glass Kohl Jars Uncovered in Syria |
| Syria, The excavations of the Syrian-Polish Joint Expedition during 2009 in the site of Horta, 15 kilometers north of the ancient city of Apamea in Hama, uncovered a number of clay lamps and glass kohl jars dating back to the Roman and Byzantine periods. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, syria |
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| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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Archaeological Discoveries: Trajan Palace, Headquarters of Archbishop * * * |
| The French Archaeological Team headed by Jean-Marie Dentez and Robert Marie Blanc ended its excavation works for the recent archeological season in Bosra, Daraa, southern Syria. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, syria, trajan |
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| Friday, October 16, 2009 |
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Roman Bath Dating Back to the Hellenistic Era Unearthed in Jableh |
| Lattakia, Syrian Coast (SANA) – Archaeological excavations at the northern part of Iz al-Din al-Qassam School near the ancient Roman Theater uncovered a Roman bath of 725 square meters including many platforms. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, syria |
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| Wednesday, October 07, 2009 |
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Dura Europos |
| Dura Europos ("Fort Europos") is a ruined Hellenistic-Roman walled city built on cliff 90 meters above the banks of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in today's Syria. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, syria |
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
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Palmyra and Its Empire: Zenobia's Revolt against Rome |
In the twilight of the third century C.E., the unity of the Western world was threatened by financial crisis, invasion, and plague. The Syrian city Palmyra had long protected Rome against Persian invasion, but under its queen Zenobia, Palmyra broke away from Roman hegemony. The Roman Empire had never been closer to disintegration, nor had it suffered so much before at the hands of a woman.
This volume is the first comprehensive historical treatment in any language of Roman Syria, the revolt of Zenobia, and the city of Palmyra.
Labels: palmyra, roman empire, syria, Zenobia |
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| Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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Mass Cemetery in Syria was cut Into Rockface |
| A mass ancient cemetery, seven rooms large and revealing a number of human bodies, has been discovered dug into rocks near the city of Tartus in western Syria, archaeologists from the Syrian Department of Antiquities have reported. One of the rooms contained a large basalt sarcophagus, with a human face engraved on it. Other small items located have included vessels, two small golden pieces and a clay lamp. The sarcophagus is a large, human-shaped basin with a lid and a protruding shelf all around the edges (see here for a picture of it). Details of the face – such as sunken lines in the forehead – suggests the coffin was for a male of old age, with almond eyes, a long nose and neatly manicured facial hair. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, syria |
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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New Archeological Discoveries in Apamea |
Roman Goddess of Fortune, Teca Temple, was discovered through identifying the foundations of the temple in the center of the ancient city of Apamea, central Syria.The Belgian archeological mission finished its archeological work by discovering parts of the Hellenistic wall surrounding the western side of the city, old drainage channels in addition to Teca Temple, Head of Apamea's Antiquities Department Abdul Wahab Abu Saleh said.
Labels: roman empire, syria, temple |
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