Syria (Roman province) 1928858 218830685 2008-06-12T10:36:43Z Cplakidas 613068 /* References */ added Late Roman Provinces template {{otheruses|Syria (disambiguation)}} [[Image:REmpire-Syria.png|250px|thumb|Roman province of ''Syria'']] [[Image:Mosaïque Phénix 03.JPG|right|thumb|280px|Roman mosaic from Antiochia (detail), [[Musée du Louvre]]]] '''Syria''' was a [[Roman province]], conquered in [[64 BC]] by [[Pompey]], as a consequence of his military presence after pursing victory in the [[Third Mithridatic War]]. It remained under Roman, and subsequently Byzantine, rule for seven centuries, until [[637]] when it fell to the [[Islamic conquests]]. The Syrian army accounted for three legions of the [[Roman army]], defending the [[Parthian]] border. In the [[1st century]], it was the Syrian army that enabled [[Vespasian]]'s coup. Syria was of crucial strategic importance during the [[crisis of the third century]]. From the later [[2nd century]], the [[Roman senate]] included several notable Syrians, including [[Claudius Pompeianus]] and [[Avidius Cassius]]. In the [[3rd century]], Syrians even reached for imperial power, with the [[Severan dynasty]]. In 193, the province was divided into ''Syria Coele'' and ''Syria Phoenice''. In the [[4th century]], under [[Theodosius I]], ''Syria Coele'' was further subdivided into ''Syria'', ''Syria Salutaris'', and ''Syria Euphratensis''), while ''Syria Phoenice'' was divided into ''Phoenice'' and ''Phoenicia Libanesia''. The region remained an important province of the [[Byzantine Empire]] well into the [[6th century]], although frequently plagued by [[Sassanid]] incursions. In [[637]], [[Battle of Iron bridge|Antioch was conquered]] by the [[Rashidun Caliphate army]]. ==See also== *[[History of Syria]] *[[Ottoman Syria]] *[[Assyria (Roman province)]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Roman provinces 120 AD}} {{Late Roman Provinces}} {{Syriac history}} [[Category:Ancient Roman provinces]] [[Category:History of Syria]] [[ca:Síria (província romana)]] [[de:Syria]] [[es:Siria (provincia romana)]] [[fr:Syrie (province romaine)]] [[it:Siria (provincia romana)]] [[ja:シリア属州]] [[la:Syria (provincia Romana)]] [[nl:Syria]] [[pt:Síria (província romana)]] [[pl:Syria (prowincja rzymska)]] [[sv:Syria]]