Roman Syria and the Near East VIP Preview 2025 ISBN 978-0-89236-846-4

ISBN 978-0-89236-846-4

Topics discussed include the Roman army's use of Syria as a buffer against its powerful eastern neighbors and the elaborate road system that Rome developed to connect its far-reaching empire

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Roman Syria and the Near East VIP Preview 2025 ISBN 978-0-89236-846-4Kevin Butcher The provinces that the Romans referred to as Syria covered a vast area occupied today by several modern states. These included some of the most spectacular ruins of the ancient worldPalmyra, Baalbek, and Apameaand fabled cities such as Antioch, Damascus, Sidon, and Tyre. Roman Syria also comprised sites that are virtually unknown, such as the great fortress city of Zenobia on the Euphrates and the remarkably well preserved villages of