Via Maris
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Via Maris was an ancient major trade and military route linking Egypt with the Levant and Mesopotamia along the eastern Mediterranean coast.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Via Maritima | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient road
ⓘ
ancient trade route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Aram
ⓘ
ancient Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Near East history
ⓘ
Ancient roads and tracks ⓘ Trade routes ⓘ |
| connects |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsAlong | eastern Mediterranean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Way of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallels | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near Eastern trade network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Canaan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levantine coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ region of modern Israel ⓘ region of modern Lebanon ⓘ region of modern Palestine ⓘ region of modern Syria ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled coastal access between Africa and Asia
ⓘ
linked major ancient Near Eastern empires ⓘ |
| terminusRegion |
Mesopotamian plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military movements
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Via Maris
this entity surface form:
Via Maritima