Near Eastern Roman Towns/Cities

[gilius]

It seems the Romans founded about 5-10 colonies, otherwise administered most of it's Near Eastern Empire in a similar way to the Greek City State (polis) with client kings. Was the Roman frontier located mostly at the Euphrates, Tigris or somewhere in-between? Did Rome's Empire ever include Ctesiphon for more than a couple of years or any other towns/cities deeper into Iranian territory than those listed below? Roman prisoners of war apparently worked on building projects in Iran, including a pseudo Roman style city south of Ctesiphon known literally as "Better Antioch", though I can find no information on the Internet.

 

SYRIA

 

Germanicia/Germanicia Caesarea/Kahramanmara?/Germanikeia - Roman foundation

Barbalissus/Barbalissos - rebuilt by the Romans near ruined Emar

Arethusa/Antipatris/Tel Afek/Areth(o)usa - Roman foundation

Danaba/Danova - Roman foundation

Canatha/Qanawat/Kanatha/Gabinia/Septimia - Roman foundation

Zenobia/Halabiya - probably founded by the Romans

Antioch - Roman provincial capital founded earlier by the Seleucids

Samosata - Seleucid foundation

Zeugma/Seleucia - Seleucid foundation

Cyrrhus/Hagioupolis/Nebi Huri/Mouhafazat of Aleppo - Seleucid foundation

Alexandria Ab Issum/?skenderun/Alexandria Ad Issum - Seleucid foundation

Hierapolis/Manbij/Hierapolis/Bambyce/Bambyke - Seleucid foundation

Seleukeia Pieria/Seleucia Pieria/Palaeopolis/Hydatos/Potamoi - Seleucid foundation

Apamia/Pella/Apamea - Seleucid foundation on earlier settlement of Pharmake

Emessa/Homs/(H)Emesa/Nemesa - Seleucid foundation (possibly based on older Zobah)

Caesarea Paneas/Banias/Caesarea Philippi - Seleucid foundation

Hippos - Seleucid foundation

Antaradus/Tartus/Antarados/Constantia - Phoenician foundation

Tripolis/Tripoli - Phoenician foundation

Doliche/Gaziantep/Antep - Hittite foundation

Byblus/Byblos

Europas/Europos/Europus/Jerabulus/Carchemish

Beroea/Aleppo/Beroia/Bersera

Resapha/Resapha/Sergiopolis/Resafa/Sergioupolis

Palmyra

Heliopolis/Baalbek/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix

Berytus/Laodicea/Laodikeia en te Phoinike/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia

Damascus

Tyrus/Tyre

Laodikeia/Laodicea/Latakia

Epiphania/Hama/Amathe/Epiphaneia/Epitania

Ptolemais/Ptolomaidam/Ptolomaide/Ake/Acre

 

Nemrud Dagh/Mount Nemrud/Mount Nemrut - town or mountain necropolis?

Chalcis/Chalcis ad Belum/Cani/Cahi/Qinnasrin

Soura/Al Mansurah/??????? ?????, ???????

Raphanaea/Rhaphanaea/Raphaneai/Rafniye(h)/Rafanieh - town or Legionary Fortress only?

Phaenae/Phaine/Aenos?/al-Mismiye

Seriane (location unconfirmed)

Aquae (...) 67 F2/Yavuzeli

Thvrae ItMiller 768/Thurae

`Heracome` 67 G2/near Kizilkaya

Platanoi/

Edited August 20, 2011 by gilius