Orontes River - Wikipedia In 64 BCE Pompey took the Orontes river valley and made it part of the new Roman province of Syria with Antioch as its capital
Orontes River | Map, Syria, Facts | Britannica The city is situated near the Orontes River at the eastern end of Syria’s only natural gateway from the Mediterranean coast to the interior It occupies the site of ancient Emesa, which contained a great temple to the sun god El Gebal (Aramaic; Latin: Elagabalus; Greek: Heliogabalus)
The Orontes: A River’s Journey Against the Tide - Fanack Water The Orontes River, also known as Nahr al-Asi (“the Rebel River”), charts a rare path across the Middle East Originating in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, it runs northward through the plains of Syria before flowing into Turkey and finally the Mediterranean Sea
The Orontes: The Backwards River of the Levant - WorldAtlas The Orontes River's waters run northward, which is the exact opposite direction of most other rivers in the region around Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon Many other unique characteristics have arisen in this river due to its well-known reverse flow from south to north
Orontes (Nahr al-Asi) - Livius Orontes: river in Syria, modern Nahr al-Asi The Orontes is one of the most famous rivers of Antiquity Its source is in the valley between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon, note not far from Hermel, which is just north of Baalbek-Heliopolis
ORONTES - Encyclopaedia Iranica (Orontas) A Persian nobleman and military officer of high rank, belonging to the royal family; as the commandant of the citadel of Sardis, he waged war against Cyrus the younger and even attempted his life repeatedly; he tried to betray him to Artaxerxes II Mnemon shortly before the battle of Cunaxa, but was taken prisoner and sentenced to death
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Orontes River Explained Arantu gradually became "Orontes" in Greek In the Greek epic poem Dionysiaca (circa 400 CE), the river is said to have been named after Orontes, an Indian military leader who killed himself and fell into the river after losing a single combat to Dionysus [5]