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Coele-Syria (/ ˌ s iː l iː ˈ s ɪ r i ə /, Greek: Κοίλη Συρία, Koílē Syría, 'Hollow Syria') was a region of Syria in classical antiquity. The term originally referred to the "hollow" Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges, but sometimes it was applied to a broader area of the region of Syria .
- Hasmonean Kingdom
Etymology. The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty...
- Coele Syria (Roman province)
Coele Syria (Greek: Κοίλη Συρία, Koílē Syría) was a Roman...
- Hasmonean Kingdom
Dium or Dion (Ancient Greek: Δῖον) or Dia (Δία) was a city in ancient Coele-Syria mentioned by numerous ancient writers. According to Stephanus of Byzantium, the city was a foundation of Alexander the Great, and named after the city Dium in Macedon.
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Coele-Syria. views 2,238,781 updated. COELE-SYRIA , the official Seleucid designation for those portions of Palestine and southern Syria captured by Antiochus iii from the Ptolemies (c. 200 b.c.e.).
Coele Syria. Q1123749. Coele Syria (Greek Κοίλη Συρία ): ancient geographical expression to describe several territories in the Near East. The Bekaa valley, seen from the Lebanon Mountains. At first sight, “Coele Syria” appears to be Greek for the “hollow” part of Syria, which may refer to the Bekaa valley. This part of modern ...
Category:Coele-Syria. Category. : Coele-Syria. Articles relating to Coele-Syria, a region of Syria in classical antiquity. It probably derived from the Aramaic word for all of the region of Syria, but it was most often applied to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges.
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