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	Homs - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Emesa or Emessa, near the Hittite Kadesh), a town of Syria, on the right bank of the Orontes, and capital of a sanjak in the vilayet of Syria (Damascus).
		Ancient Emesa, in the district of Apamea, was a very old Syrian city, devoted to the worship of Baal, the sun god, of whose great temple the emperor Heliogabalus was originally a priest (A.D. As a centre of native influences it was overawed by the Seleucid foundation of Apamea; but it opposed the Roman advance.
		The construction of a carriage road to Tripoli led to a partial revival of prosperity and to an export of cereals and fruit, and this growth has, in turn, been accentuated by the railway, which now connects it with Aleppo and the Damascus-Beirut line.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Homs (474 words)

	List of battles 1400 BC-600 AD
		Battle of Himera[?] The Carthaginians under Hamilcar are defeated by the Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelon[?] of Syracuse.
		Battle of Herdonia[?] Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
		357 Battle of Strasbourg (357)[?] Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland
	www.fastload.org /li/List_of_battles_1400_BC-600_AD.html (4497 words)

	Oath of Empire: Geographica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Battle map of Kerenos River (The Two Emperors vs. Persia) [130K]
		Battle map of Yarmuk (Mohammed vs. Theodore in Syria)
		Battle map of Thracian Plains (Eastern Romans / Western Romans / Khazars vs. Persians / Arabs / Avars)
	www.throneworld.com /oathofempire/geographica/geographica.html (115 words)

	Battle of Fano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Fano was fought in January 271 between the Roman Empire and the Alamanni.
		Aurelian had been defeated by the Alamanni at the Battle of Placentia in January 271, but he had rallied his men, and started pursuing the Alamanni, who were quickly moving towards a defensless Rome.
		The crucial moment of the battle was when the Alamanni got pinned against the river, so that, when the Germanic line was forced to give way, many Alamanni fell in the river and drowned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fano (184 words)

	Homs, Syria (Homs Online - Homsonline.com)
		It is very close to the coast (Tartus, 96 Km West) and is not far from Hama (47 Km) to the north and Palmyra (155 Km) to the southeast.Homs is the only natural gateway from the Mediterranean coast to the interior.
		Emesa was ruled by a line of priest-kings throughout the Roman Empire, and two of its nobility rose to become emperor, Elagabalus and Severus Alexande who ruled Rome from 193 to 211.
		Emesa's fortunes were always tied with the trade city of Palmyra.
	www.homsonline.com /Citeis/Homs.htm (962 words)

	BattleHonours
		In 1014 this culminated in the battle of Kleidon Pass, when the Bulgarian army was crushed and nine out of every ten Bulgars was sent home blind.
		There were three inconclusive battles in 1017, then in 1018 Basil Bioiannes crushed the Normans at the battle of Ofante.
		He was defeated and killed at the battle of Ostrovo by an Imperial army containing several companies of Varangians under the Sebastophorus Stephen.
	www.geocities.com /egfrothos/BattleHonours.html (2923 words)

	Meteorite Stamps and Coins
		Most of the coins depicting the Stone of Emesa were minted during the reigns of the Syrian emperors.
		Varius reigned from 218 to 222 A.D. He insisted that the Stone of Emesa be an object of public worship in Rome.
		The reverse shows the Stone of Emesa ornamented with an eagle and flanked by two parasols, on a chariot drawn by four horses, tendril in exergue.
	www.pibburns.com /catastro/metstamp.htm (8148 words)

	Septimius Severus
		In the reign of Commodus he was appointed legate of the fourth legion on the Euphrates; this gave him the opportunity to become acquainted with affairs in the East.
		He married Julia Domna, a member of a priestly family of Emesa, who was the mother of Caracalla and Geta.
		In 197 the decisive battle was fought with Albinus near Lyons in Gaul.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/septimius_severus.html (752 words)

	Aurelian's Eastern Campaign
		The Battle of Immae began with a Palmyrene heavy cavalry, the 'cataphractii', charging, which appears to have broken the lighter Roman cavalry formations, which fell back in apparent disorder and into a marshy area after a long flight..
		The Battle of Emesa appears to be somewhat similar to Immae in that the Palmyrene cavalry again routs the Roman horse but this time it appears that it was only with great difficulty that the Roman infantry carried the day.
		The accounts differ as given by Zosimus and by the Historia Augusta; some regard Daphne as the first battle and Emesa as the second, with no mention of Immae at all and suggest that the likeness of names and tactics suggest two versions of one battle.
	www.roman-empire.net /articles/article-002.html (2155 words)

	Cataphracts and Clibanarii of the Ancient World - All Empires
		In the second battle, the Palmyrenes were also worn down in pursuit of the Roman cavalry, and thus was subsequently defeated when they encountered the infantry.
		The battles of Immae and Emesa should not be seen as outright failure of heavy cavalry, since we do not have detailed records of battles in which the Palmyrenes were successful, perhaps due to recording bias of western sources.
		This battle, considered a failure for cavalry, was one of the last appearances of Roman heavy cavalry before the fall of the Western Empire.
	www.allempires.com /article/index.php?q=cataphracts (4914 words)

	Harvard University Art Museums - Past Exhibitions
		Septimius Severus spent much of his reign on the battle fields of the troubled eastern reaches of the Roman empire.
		Although his power was based on military success, he chose to use on his coins a genteel civilian portrait type reminiscent of those of the preceding dynasty.
		It was reported that Severus married Julia, the daughter of a high priest in Emesa, while still a mere governor because her horoscope foretold that her husband would become emporer.
	www.artmuseums.harvard.edu /exhibitions/sackler/past/severansilver.html (316 words)

	Zenobia - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The attempt, however, proved unsuccessful, and after suffering considerable losses the Palmyrenes retired in the direction of Emesa (now Horns), whence the road lay open to their native city.
		The queen refused to yield to Aurelian's demand for surrender, and drew up her army at Emesa for the battle which was to decide her fate.
		In the end she was defeated, and there was nothing for it but to fall back upon Palmyra across the desert.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Zenobia (665 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Heliogabalus
		An important battle fought on the borders of Syria and Phœnicia to the east of Antioch, was decided in favour of Heliogabalus; the troops of Macrinus, bribed by money and promises, joined the army of his opponent, while Macrinus himself was put to death during the flight.
		A conical, fl, meteoric stone from Emesa served as the idol of the sun-god, which Heliogabalus married to the Syrian moon-goddess Astarte, introduced from Carthage, and whose high-priest became pontifex maximus of Rome.
		This led to the greatest religious confusion and disintegration among the pagans in the city, the Christians affording a marked contrast in the manner in which they maintained the integrity of their faith.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07206b.htm (467 words)

	Legio VI Ferrata
		It fought in Hispania in the battle of Ilerda (summer 49), returned to the east, and served at Dyrrhachium in the first months of 48.
		It was present in the battle of Pharsalus (9 August 48), accompanied Caesar to
		After it had fought against Brutus and Cassius in the battle of Philippi (42), a new colony was formed for veterans who wanted to retire, at Benevento in Italy.
	www.livius.org /le-lh/legio/vi_ferrata.html (1094 words)

	Battle of Placentia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Placentia was fought in January 271 between a Roman army led by Emperor Aurelian and the Alamanni (actually the Juthungi tribe), near modern Piacenza.
		The Alamanni had invaded Italia, counting on the absence of the Roman Army, and sacked the city of Placentia.
		The Romans escaped disaster when Emperor Aurelian soundly defeated the Alamanni at the Battle of Fano, leading to great celebration throughout the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Placentia (216 words)

	Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment
		The impression one derives from the accounts of the conquests of the various towns (given, for instance, by Baladhuri) is that the resistance of the general population was not very great.
		This indeed was after resistance had been discouraged by the failure of Heraclius and the success of the Moslems in the field, but before the great battle of the Yarmuk had finally decided the fate of Syria.
		After the battle of Marj as-Suffar, the suburbs of Damascus were taken by storm.
	www.muhammadanism.org /bell/origin/p166.htm (502 words)

	Battle of Emesa Information
		The Romans were led by Emperor Aurelian, while the Palmyrans were led by Queen Zenobia and her general Zabdas.
		Zenobia retreated into Emesa, but later escaped to Palmyra, having failed to recover the treasure from Emesa.
		While Aurelian attacked and conquered Palmyra, Zenobia flew to Persia, but was captured when she had reached the Euphrates.
	www.bookrags.com /Battle_of_Emesa (201 words)

	The Hindu : A class act by Rajesh Chaudhary
		Rajesh Chaudhary of EMESA showed his class winning both races in the Laser Radial rig on the second day of the BPL National Laser sailing championships which was marked by a deluge of protests in various classes.
		Madhu of EMESA, who also takes part in kayaking (and was a bronze medal winner in kayaking at the Bangalore National Games), is in line for the silver with two second places today.
		In the Enterprise class, R.B. Jadeja and K. Bhaskar of EMESA are in a good position to take the title after logging three victories to their credit.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/06/30/stories/0730115c.htm (605 words)

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		The weakened Avars lost another battle to the Bulgars who lived north and east of the lower Danube; the Bulgar khan Kuvrat made a treaty with heraclius to keep their common enemy at bay.
		After a furious battle in which John died, 'Amr had to appeal to the caliph 'Umar for reinforcements.
		While drilling for battle, however, Saborius fell from his horse and died, and the leaderless Armeniacs submitted to Constantine.
	coursesa.matrix.msu.edu /~fisher/hst372/readings/treadgold1.html (12115 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Phillip the Arabian
		Philip's troops were bested, and the emperor either died in the battle or was assassinated by his troops.
		He can be seen as a precursor of Uranius Antoninus of Emesa (A.D. 253) and Odaenathus of Palmyra who did not plan to seize power in the entire Roman empire, but gained an outstanding position in the East and used the title "Augustus" to mark this.
		The evidence about the reign of Pacatianus is similar in nature to that for the reign of Iotapianus: there are some small notices in the Byzantine authors Zosimus and Zonaras as well as some coins which give his full name: Ti.
	www.roman-emperors.org /philarab.htm (5138 words)

	Zenobia, Queen of the East - All Empires
		Yet despite his glories in battle, Oadaenathus was murdered by his nephew.
		The city of Emesa was not particularly loyal to her and was not a safe place for refuge.
		At Emesa, Zenobia was brought to trial where she defended herself vigorously, as if not all had been lost.
	www.allempires.com /article/index.php?q=zenobia (2640 words)

	The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall - From Original Sources [Chapter 17]
		They followed the route through Coelo-Syria, and first Baalbek and at last Emesa were taken, and it is said they followed the Orontes for the greater part of its course.
		The people of Emesa, even including the Jewish element, determined to close their gates against the Greeks, and await the issue of the conflict, knowing that even if the issue should be a return to their former state, things could not be very much worse than they were before.
		Damascus was again in their hands in the same month in which the battle was fought, exactly twelve months after its first capture.
	www.answering-islam.org /Books/Muir/Caliphate/chap17.htm (1230 words)

	Gutenkarte » History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empir... » Chapter 32
		The fate of the East was decided in two great battles; so similar in almost every circumstance, that we can scarcely distinguish them from each other, except by observing that the first was fought near Antioch, ^65 and the second near Emesa.
		As far as the frontier of Egypt, the nations subject to her empire had joined the standard of the conqueror, who detached Probus, the bravest of his generals, to possess himself of the Egyptian provinces.
		She retired within the walls of her capital, made every preparation for a vigorous resistance, and declared, with the intrepidity of a heroine, that the last moment of her reign and of her life should be the same.
	gutenkarte.org /section/731/32 (5034 words)

	The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
		He was born at Emesa, Syria in A.D. He became, while very young, a priest in the Temple of the sun-god Elagabalus at Emesa.
		King Arthur died at the battle of Camban in Cornwall, and here it was that finding himself wounded to death, he gave his sword, Excalibur, to Sir Bedivere and bade him throw it into the water.
		Aeschylus, the tragic poet, fought at this battle at which his brother Cynaegeirus died of his wounds.
	math.boisestate.edu /gas/pirates/html/notes.html (1151 words)

	Ancient History Sourcebook: Vopiscus: Aurelian's Conquest of Palmyra, 273 CE
		After taking Tyana and winning a small battle near Daphne, Aurelian took possession of Antioch, having promised to grant pardon to all the inhabitants, and -- acting on the counsel of the venerable Apollonius -- he showed himself most humane and merciful.
		Next, close by Emesa [Davis: a very sacred city, and the great seat of the worship of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus], he gave battle to Zenobia and to her ally Zaba -- a great battle in which the very fate of the Empire hung in the issue.
		Already the cavalry of Aurelian were weary, wavering, and about to take flight, when, by divine assistance, a kind of celestial apparition renewed their courage, and the infantry coming to the aid of the cavalry, they rallied stoutly.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/vopiscus-aurelian1.html (1013 words)

	Mallah Tourism - Aleppo Syria - Useful Info .. Attractions in Syria .. Cities
		It was conquered by Alexander after the battle of Issus in 333 B.C., Seleucus 1 gave it the name of Laodicea in honour to his mother.
		It goes back to the time of Justenian; the Byzantine Empire 547 A.D., the most important part of the monastery is a chapel containing a miraculous icon of the Virgin, drawn by st Luk.
		Famous during the Roman time under the name Emesa, then captured by the arabs in 636 A.D. The great mosque which contains the Mausoleum of the arab conqueror of Syria Khaled ibn al Walid is very famous.
	www.mallah-tourism.com /cities.htm (404 words)

	HWC, The Roman Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This boy, a Syrian like his mother, was a devotee of the Sun God and was actually a priest of the god at Emesa, called Elagabalus.
		A battle ensued in which an entire legion defected from Macrinus and went over to Varius Avitus.
		Macrinus lost a second battle on 8 June and tried to flee in disguise.
	history.boisestate.edu /westciv/empire/12.shtml (439 words)

	Zenobia
		When he turned his attention eastward, he initially granted Zenobia's request that her son be named "Leader (Duke) of the Romans." In short order Zenobia's troops took control of Rome's fractious Syrian and Egyptian provinces, and most of Asia Minor, ostensibly in the name of Rome.
		Eventually, however, Aurelian mustered a large enough force, and a decisive battle was fought east of Antioch.
		A similar tactic at a battle on the plains of Emesa took down another important Palmyrine heavy cavalry force.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VZenobia.html (902 words)

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