Timelines - Syria Timelines
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- 332 B.C.
Alexander the Great conquers Syria. - 274-271 B.C.
First Syrian War. - c. 195 B.C.
Seleucids rule Phoenicia. - 64 B.C.
The Roman general Pompey defeats the Seleucid Antiochus XIII. Syria becomes a Roman province. - A.D. 117
When Hadrian dies, Syria's governor, Hadrian, becomes emperor. - A.D. 262-266
Odaenathus, husband of Zenobia, restores Syria and Armenia to the Roman Empire after the defeat of Valerian by the Sassanid king Shapur. After Odaenathus' assassination, Zenobia rebelled. - A.D. 272
Emperor Aurelian regains Palmyra and Zenobia. - A.D. 609-628
Part of the Sassanid Empire.
Source: Ancient History Encyclopedia
Timeline
Tom Mallon's colorful timeline to correspond with his Coins and History of Asia site. Shows the era of the Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanians and Islamic Dynasties on the Persian section of this multi-cultural timeline.Cross Cultural Timeline
From The History Channel, this graphic timeline shows what was happening in Greece, Asia Minor, India, China, and Egypt from 3500 BC.
