Syria

An introduction to the ancient city-state of Yamkhad whose heart was the ancient city we call Aleppo, Syria.

Eutychides is a famous ancient Greek sculptor who created a bronze Tyche in Antioch.

Greater Syria held a vital position as a land bridge between three continents and connecting the major bodies of water. It was the hub of a trade network involving the ancient areas of Syria, Anatolia (Turkey), Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Aegean.

Antioch, in Syria, was an Apostolic See. Antioch (Antakya) is now in Turkey.

Short entry on Sargon the Great, King of Akkad whose empire extended to Syria.

Maps of ancient Syria.

The situation regarding the identification of the Sea Peoples is more complicated than you might realize. The major problem is that we only have sketchy written records of their attacks on the established cultures of Egypt and the Near East, and these give only a vague idea of where they came from.

Archaeology Guide Kris Hirst's entry on the ancient city of Palmyra, a stop on the Silk Road.

This is a 1911 encyclopedia entry on Abila. Abila was a a city in ancient Syria.