Emesa, Syria
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Emesa, Syria was an important ancient city in Roman Syria, known today as Homs and historically significant as a political, religious, and military center.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emesa | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elagabalus (Roman emperor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julia Domna NERFINISHED ⓘ Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientKingdomOf | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
caravan traffic ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Roman-era structures
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ necropolis ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateApprox | 34.73°N 36.72°E ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Emesene dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Roman provincial system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Emesene dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ military importance ⓘ political importance ⓘ religious importance ⓘ sun cult ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
Byzantine city
ⓘ
Islamic city of Hims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orontes River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Roman historians
ⓘ
ancient Greek geographers ⓘ |
| modernName | Homs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Province of Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| presentDayCity | Homs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Syria ⓘ |
| religionCenterFor | solar deity Elagabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Emesene client kings ⓘ |
| servedAs | regional capital ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
military base in eastern frontier
ⓘ
node on trade routes between interior Syria and Mediterranean ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.