# 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)

**Wikidata**: [Q2548027](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2548027)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/emesa-q2548027


## References

1. [Source](https://journals.openedition.org/syria/5703)
2. [Source](https://www.academia.edu/1850846)