Emesa

classical name of Homs in Antiquity, from its foundation as a Roman city probably c. 20 BCE until the Muslim conquest of Syria (636)
Place roman_city Q2548027
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Emesa

Summary

Emesa is a Roman city[1].

Key Facts

  • Emesa is located in Emesena[2].
  • Emesa is located in Roman Syria[3].
  • Emesa is located in Syria Phoenice[4].
  • Emesa is located in Phoenice II[5].
  • Emesa is in the country of Ancient Rome[6].
  • Emesa is in the country of Palmyrene Empire[7].
  • Emesa is in the country of Sasanian Empire[8].
  • Emesa is in the country of Byzantine Empire[9].
  • Emesa's instance of is recorded as Roman city[10].
  • Emesa's instance of is recorded as Roman colony[11].
  • Emesa's instance of is recorded as Byzantine city[12].
  • Emesenes is named after Emesa[13].
  • -0020-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Emesa[14].
  • Emesa's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 34.723185, 'longitude': 36.714462, 'precision': 1e-06}[15].
  • Emesa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Emesa[16].
  • Emesa's significant event is recorded as Battle of Emesa[17].
  • Emesa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Emesa[18].
  • Emesa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Emesa[19].
  • Emesa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Emesa's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Emesa's replaced by is recorded as Homs[22].
  • Emesa's capital of is recorded as Emesena[23].
  • Emesa's capital of is recorded as Phoenice II[24].
  • Emesa's category for people born here is recorded as Q32095621[25].
  • Emesa's category for people who died here is recorded as Q105745846[26].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ancient Rome[6], a historical country[27], founded in -0753[28]; Palmyrene Empire[7], a historical country[29], in Syria[30], founded in 0270[31]; Sasanian Empire[8], a Persian Empire[32], in Sasanian Empire[33], founded in 0224[34]; and Byzantine Empire[9], an empire[35], in Roman Empire[36], founded in 0395[37]. Located in include Emesena[2], a historical region[38]; Roman Syria[3], a Roman province[39], in Ancient Rome[40], founded in -0064[41]; Syria Phoenice[4], a Roman province[42], in Roman Empire[43]; and Phoenice II[5], a Roman province[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Roman city[10], Roman colony[11], and Byzantine city[12].

History and Context

-0020-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Emesa[14]. Emesenes is named after Emesa[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . academia.edu. academia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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