10 Facts About Byzantine Syria

Roman Byzantine Syria was an early Roman province annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey in the Third Mithridatic War following the defeat of King of Armenia Tigranes the Great.

Byzantine Syria was annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC, when Pompey the Great had the Seleucid king Antiochus XIII Asiaticus executed and deposed his successor Philip II Philoromaeus.

From 37 to 41 AD much of Palestine was separated from Syria and transformed into a client kingdom under Herod Agrippa I After Agrippa's death, his kingdom was gradually re-absorbed into the Roman Empire, until it was officially transformed into a Roman province following the death of Herod Agrippa II.

Byzantine Syria defeated his rival Vitellius and ruled as emperor for ten years when he was succeeded by his son Titus.

Governor of Byzantine Syria retained the civil administration of the whole large province undiminished, and held for long alone in all Asia a command of the first rank.

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Byzantine Syria was of crucial strategic importance during the Crisis of the Third Century.

Again Roman Byzantine Syria suffered as cities were captured, sacked and pillaged.

However, Antioch and other northern parts of Byzantine Syria remained in the empire and other parts were under the protection of the emperors through their Hamdanid, Mirdasid, and Marwanid proxies, until the Seljuk arrival, who after three decades of incursions, conquered Antioch in 1084.

Ancient episcopal sees of the late Roman province of Byzantine Syria Prima listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees:.

Ancient episcopal sees of the late Roman province of Byzantine Syria Secunda listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees:.