Callisthenes (Syrian) — Callisthenes a Syrian who was believed to have been concerned in the burning of the gates of the Temple during the persecution to which the Jews were subjected in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes. When the Jews were celebrating their subsequent… … Wikipedia
Roman–Persian Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Roman ndash;Persian Wars partof= date=92 BC ndash; 627 AD place=Mesopotamia, Transcaucasus, Atropatene, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt result=Status quo ante bellum territory=Roman acquisition of upper… … Wikipedia
Bab al-Maqam — ( ar. باب المقام) is one of the Gates of Aleppo. It was built by al Aziz Muhammad in 1230 on the road that connected the Maqamat with the Citadel. It is unique in its planning and form. The design s innovative quality implies a monumental,… … Wikipedia
İskenderun — Infobox Settlement settlement type = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = TUR timezone=EET utc offset=+2 map caption =Location of PAGENAME within Turkey. timezone DST=EEST utc offset DST=+3official name = İskenderun other name= image… … Wikipedia
Thoros II, Prince of Armenia — Thoros II or Toros II ( hy. Թորոս Բ, same as Theodore ; died 1169) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1140 to 1169] . He was the son of Leon I by his unknown second wife, possibly Armenian.He, his younger brother Roupen,… … Wikipedia
Nur Mountains — For other uses, see Nur. The Nur Mountains (Turkish: Nur Dağları, Mountains of Holy Light ), also known as Gâvur Mountains (Turkish: gâvur, infidel ), the ancient Amanus (Ancient Greek: Ἁμανός), is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south… … Wikipedia
Bagras — or Baghras is the name of a town and nearby castle in present day Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains.The castle, properly known as Gastun (or Gaston, Guascon, Gastim) provided a base for a force to cover the Syrian Gates, the passes between… … Wikipedia
Roche-Guillaume — La Roche Guillaume was a medieval fortress of the Knights Templar located near the Syrian Gates in what is now the Hatay Province of Turkey. Its exact location is the subject of debate.OriginThe date that the Templars first took possession of the … Wikipedia
Trapessac — (Turkish: Darbı Sak Kalesi) is a medieval fortress located 4 km north of the town of Kırıkhan in Hatay Province, Turkey. Trapessac was constructed in the 11th century by the Knights Templar and, together with the nearby fortress at Bagras,… … Wikipedia
Roman–Parthian Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Roman Parthian Wars partof= date=66 BC ndash;217 AD place=Southeastern Anatolia, Armenia, South east Roman frontier (Osroene, Syria, Mesopotamia) result=Roman superiority and dissolution of the Parthia territory … Wikipedia
