Roman Syria and Judaea

Roman Syria and Judaea was an empire in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 64 BCE to 395 CE, about 458 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Pompey made Syria a province in 64 BCE. Rome crushed the Jewish revolts of 66 and 132 CE, and Antioch became one of the empire's great cities and an early centre of Christianity.

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Facts

Dates

64 BCE to 395 CE

Duration

458 years

Type

Empire

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Antioch

Came from

• Seleucid Empire 312 to 63 BCE
• Herodian Judea 37 BCE to 44 CE

Became

• Byzantine Syria and Palestine 395 to 640 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 53 BCE Battle of Carrhae
• 30 Crucifixion of Jesus
• 70 Romans destroy the Second Temple
• 301 Armenia adopts Christianity

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
• Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
• Roman Anatolia 133 BCE to 395 CE
• Arsacid Armenia 52 to 428 CE
• Palmyra c. 50 BCE to 273 CE
• Nabataean Kingdom c. 168 BCE to 106 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa

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