- romanized: Ḥomṣ [ħɔmsˤ]),
known in pre-Islamic
times as
Emesa (/ˈɛməsə/ EM-ə-sə;
Ancient Gr****: Ἔμεσα, romanized:
Émesa), is a city in
western Syria and the capital...
- priest-kings
known to have
ruled by 46 BC from
Arethusa and
later from
Emesa, Syria,
until between 72 and 78/79, or at the
latest the
reign of Emperor...
-
towards Emesa.
Emesa and
Chalcis offered a
peace treaty for a year. Abu
Ubaidah accepted the
offer and,
rather than
invading districts of
Emesa and Chalcis...
-
Heliodorus Emesenus or
Heliodorus of
Emesa (Ancient Gr****: Ἡλιόδωρος ὁ Ἐμεσηνός) is the
author of the
ancient Gr****
novel called the
Aethiopica (Αἰθιοπικά)...
- 34°43′N 36°43′E / 34.72°N 36.71°E / 34.72; 36.71 The
Battle of
Emesa was
fought in 272
between the
Roman armies led by
their emperor Aurelian and the...
-
Fronto of
Emesa (Ancient Gr****: Φρόντων, romanized: Phróntōn) was a
famous Gr****
rhetorician and
uncle of C****ius Longinus.
Fronto taught rhetoric in...
-
Eusebius of
Emesa (Gr****: Εὐσέβιος; c. 300 – c. 360) was a
learned Christian cleric of the Gr**** church, and a
pupil of
Eusebius of Caesarea. He was born...
- 𐡀𐡋𐡄𐡀𐡂𐡁𐡋 ʾĕlāhaʾgabāl) was an Arab-Roman sun god,
initially venerated in
Emesa (modern-day Homs), Syria.
Although there were many
variations of the name...
- The
Emesa helmet (also
known as the Homs helmet) is a
Roman cavalry helmet from the
early first century AD. It
consists of an iron head
piece and face...
-
siege of
Emesa was laid by the
forces of
Rashidun Caliphate from
December 635 up
until March 636. This led to the
Islamic conquest of
Emesa,
which was...
