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Events relating to syria
The Seleucid dynasty ends when Syria, the last remnant ruled by his family, falls to the Romans
Phoenicia is incorporated into the Roman province of Syria, with Tyre and Sidon retaining a measure of self-government
The Phoenicians discover that a blob of molten glass can be puffed out to form a hollow vessel
Antony and Cleopatra, accompanied by their three-year-old twins, marry in Antioch
Germanicus, nephew and heir of the emperor Tiberius, dies when far away with the army in Syria
On the road to Damascus, where he intends to persecute the Christians, Saul sees a blinding light
The earliest of the Christian gospels, that of St Mark, is written down - possibly in Asia Minor or Syria
Hadrian, governing Syria when he is declared emperor, is confident enough to delay almost a year before returning to Rome
The Romans annexe Doura-Europus, giving it its most prosperious period as a frontier town between the Roman and Persian empires
A house in Doura-Europus is adapted for Christian worship - the earliest surviving example of its kind
The emperor Aurelian, grateful for the apparent assistance of a Syrian sun god, establishes the cult of the Unconquered Sun - whose birthday is December 25
The Syrian desert is full of hermits living on pillars, following the example of St Simeon Stylites
Within two years of the death of Muhammad, the Arabs surge north into the Syrian desert
The Arab capture of Jerusalem brings Palestine and Syria under Muslim control
Ali is assassinated and Mu'awiya becomes the fifth Muslim caliph, establishing the Umayyad dynasty
With the entire middle east under their control, the Arabs make Damascus the capital of the Umayyad caliphate
The Abbasids massacre the Umayyads in Damascus and establish a new caliphate
Abd-ar-Rahman, escaping from the massacre of his family in Syria, establishes a new Umayyad dynasty at Cordoba
Scholars in Baghdad begin translating Greek and Syriac texts into Arabic
The great castle of Krak des Chevaliers is built in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Knights of St John
The city of Edessa is captured by Zangi, a Mameluke general, in the first setback for the crusaders in the Middle East
The inhabitants of Damascus surrender their city to Nur ed-Din, helping him greatly in his campaign against the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem
The Mamelukes control Palestine and Syria, bringing the region securely back into Muslim hands
Napoleon leads a costly, unsuccessful and plague-ridden expedition against the Turkish garrisons in Syria
Napoleon, in Syria, orders 3000 captured defenders of Jaffa to be killed by bayonet or drowning to save ammunition
