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From the later 2nd century, the Roman senate included several notable Syrians, including Claudius Pompeianus and Avidius Cassius. In 193, the province was divided into Syria Coele. In the 3rd century, Syrians even reached for imperial power, with the Severan dynasty. From 260 to 273, Syria was part of the breakaway Palmyrene Empire.
The region remained one of the most important provinces of the Byzantine Empire. It was occupied by the Sassanids between 609 and 628, when recovered by the emperor Heraclius, but lost again to the advancing Muslims after the battle of Yarmouk and the fall of Antioch.
Category:Roman Syria Category:Fertile Crescent Category:States and territories established in 64 BC Category:Seleucid Empire successor states
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