Via Maris region
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The Via Maris region is an ancient coastal trade corridor in the Levant that linked Egypt with Syria, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia, serving as a major route for commerce and military campaigns.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient trade route
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ transport corridor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian campaigns in the Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonian campaigns in the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian New Kingdom expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic trade routes ⓘ Persian imperial communications ⓘ Roman period road system ⓘ |
| connects |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | major river systems of the Levant ⓘ |
| follows | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
coastal plains
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical antiquity ⓘ Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
biblical scholarship
ⓘ
historical geography of the Levant ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Way of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | King's Highway (ancient route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Near Eastern trade network
ⓘ
overland routes between Africa and Asia ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Megiddo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Canaan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of coastal access
ⓘ
control of trade between Egypt and Mesopotamia ⓘ military movement corridor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commerce
ⓘ
diplomatic travel ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ |
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