Palaestina Tertia
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Palaestina Tertia was a late Roman and Byzantine province in the southern Levant, encompassing parts of the Negev, Sinai, and southern Transjordan with Petra as a major center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palaestina Tertia canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine province
ⓘ
late Roman province ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Palaestina Salutaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestina Tertia NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | 7th century ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabia Petraea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palaestina Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ Palaestina Secunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Petra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Arabia Petraea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palaestina Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ Palaestina Secunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
Byzantine currency
ⓘ
Roman currency ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Muslim conquest of the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
dux Palaestinae
ⓘ
praeses ⓘ |
| hadBishopric |
Aila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Petra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Arabah valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba coast NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Negev desert ⓘ parts of the Sinai desert ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Negev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Aila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Petra NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocese of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriens (Roman administrative diocese) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ local pagan cults ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Red Sea access at Aila
ⓘ
control of routes between Egypt and Arabia ⓘ |
| timeOfEstablishment |
around 358–400 CE
ⓘ
early 4th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.