Roman Syria
Roman province (64 BC - 198 AD)
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Summary
Roman Syria is a Roman province[1]. It draws 2,388 Wikipedia views per month (roman province category, ranking #13 of 93).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3]
- Capital: Antioch[4]
- Part of: Limes Orientalis[5]
- Commons category: Syria (Roman province)[6]
- Inception: 64 BC[7]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 198[8]
- Coordinate location: 36.2, 36.15[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roman Syria[10]
- Replaces: Coele-Syria[11]
- Replaced by: Coele-Syria[12], Syria Phoenice[13]
- Official name: Syria[14]
- Category for people born here: Category:Born in Syria (Romanian state)[15]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Syria (Roman state)[16]
- Different from: Syria Palaestina[17]
- Time period: Roman Empire[18]
- Position held by head of the organization: proconsul prouinciae Syriae[19], legatus Augusti pro praetore Syriae[20]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Lebanon[21], Syria[22], Turkey[23]
Why It Matters
Roman Syria has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]