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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 .
COELE-SYRIA. 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.). Under Ptolemaic rule these territories were known officially as "Syria and Phoenicia," but this title was apparently unacceptable to the Seleucids, who felt it necessary to ...
The view of this great valley is chiefly remarkable as being exactly to the eye what it is on maps — the ‘ hollow' between the two mountain ranges of Syria. A screen through which the Leontes (Litany) breaks out closes the south end of the plain.
Map of the Diocese of the East with its provinces, as recorded in the Notitia Dignitatum, c. 400. Phoenicia came under Roman rule in 64 BC, when Pompey created the province of Syria. With the exception of a brief period in 36–30 BC, when Mark Antony gave the region to Ptolemaic Egypt, Phoenicia remained part of the province of Syria thereafter.
Coele Syria. Coele Syria (Greek Κοίλη Συρία ): ancient geographical expression to describe several territories in the Near East. At first sight, “Coele Syria” appears to be Greek for the “hollow” part of Syria, which may refer to the Bekaa valley.
Mar 19, 2018 · Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching through what is now Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.
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Syria : Coelesyria, Phoenicia et Palaestina: Date Created: 1850: Subject: ... Centered on Syria, the map also shows all or part of Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and ...
