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Syria Palaestina (Koinē Greek: Συρία ἡ Παλαιστίνη, romanized: Syría hē Palaistínē [syˈri.a (h)e̝ pa.lɛsˈt̪i.ne̝]) was the renamed Roman province formerly known as Judaea, following the Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt, in what then became known as the Palestine region between the early 2nd and late 4th ...
Many patronages of Saint George exist around the world. Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος, translit. Geṓrgios; [note 1] died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army.
Provincia Syria Palaestina was a Roman province formed in the 2nd century CE, combining the territories of the former Roman provinces of Syria and Judea. It encompassed a significant portion of the eastern Mediterranean, including parts of modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.
The Talmudic academies in Syria Palaestina were yeshivot that served as centers for Jewish scholarship and the development of Jewish law in Syria Palaestina (under the Romans), and later Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Secunda.
Sep 6, 2024 · Lod, also called Lydda, city, central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon southeast of Tel Aviv–Yafo. It is the traditional site of the martyrdom of St. George; the alleged tomb of the saint is still shown. In the partition plan of 1947, Lod was allocated to an Arab state in Palestine, but it was captured by Israel in 1948.
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In 200, the emperor Septimius Severus established a Roman city at Lydda, calling it Colonia Lucia Septimia Severa Diospolis. Its territory consisted of the combined toparchies of Lydda and Thamna. The town remained partly Jewish.
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23 hours ago · Under the Umayyads, a Muslim dynasty that gained power in 661 from the Meccans and Medinans who had initially led the Islamic community, Palestine formed, with Syria, one of the main provinces of the empire.
