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'''Emesa''' was a city in [[Syria]] during [[Roman]] times. |
'''Emesa''' was a city in [[Syria]] during [[Roman]] times. |
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It had a temple to the Syrian sun god El Gebal (Aramaic), also called [[Elogabalus]] (Latin) and [[Heliogabalus]] (Greek). |
It had a temple to the Syrian sun god [[El Gebal]] (Aramaic), also called [[Elogabalus]] (Latin) and [[Heliogabalus]] (Greek). |
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It was the birth-place of the Roman Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius Antoninus]], better |
It was the birth-place of the Roman Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius Antoninus]], better known as [[Heliogabalus]]. |
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It was also Roman Emperor [[Aurelius]]'s headquarter during his campain against Queen [[Zenobia]] of [[Palmyra]]. |
It was also Roman Emperor [[Aurelius]]'s headquarter during his campain against Queen [[Zenobia]] of [[Palmyra]]. |
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Revision as of 08:29, 6 July 2002
Emesa was a city in Syria during Roman times.
It had a temple to the Syrian sun god El Gebal (Aramaic), also called Elogabalus (Latin) and Heliogabalus (Greek).
It was the birth-place of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Heliogabalus.
It was also Roman Emperor Aurelius's headquarter during his campain against Queen Zenobia of Palmyra.
It is called Homs today.