The history of Syria covers events which occurred on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and in the region of Syria. The territory of the Syrian Arab Republic was occupied and ruled by several e
Female figurine, Syria, 5000 BCE
The ancient city of Ugarit
Coin of Bambyce, c. 340–332 BC
The Ancient city of Apamea, Syria, one of Syria's most important commercial centres in Hellenistic times
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwe
History of Syria
…The history of Syria covers events which occurred on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and in the region of Syria. The territory of the Syrian Arab Republic was occupied and ruled by several empires, including the Sumerians, Egyptians…
Reconstructed sculpture of a bird from Tell Halaf
Ishqi-Mari, king of the Second Kingdom of Mari, circa 2300 BC
Antioch in Syria became the capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire in 240 BC