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c. 330–64 BCE
Hellenistic
After Alexander, the Seleucids founded and refounded cities across Syria on a grid plan, mixing Greek civic life with local traditions.
Period: Classical · 330 BCE–395 CE
Major historical events
- 64 BCEVerified historical fact
Rome annexes the Seleucid remainder as the province of Syria.
Architecture
Colonnaded avenues, theatres, agoras and orthogonal street grids.
Religion, culture and daily life
Greek language in administration; syncretic temple cults.
Trade
Coastal ports feeding routes to Mesopotamia and Arabia.
Important rulers and figures
- Seleucid dynastyVerified historical fact
Ruled Syria from Antioch and regional capitals.
Archaeological discoveries
- Apamea's great colonnade
- Dura-Europos city plan
Key places in Syria (7)