Damascena or Damascene (from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή Damaskēnḗ, short for ἡ Δαμασκηνή χώρα hē Damaskēnḗ khṓra, lit. 'the Damascene region'; Latin: Damascena, short for Syria Damascena, lit. 'Damascene Syria' or regio Damascena, lit. 'the Damascene region') was the ancient term for the territory surrounding the city of Damascus in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Syria. Although never a formal province, Damascena was frequently mentioned in Greek and Latin sources.
Damascena or Damascene (from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή Damaskēnḗ, short for ἡ Δαμασκηνή χώρα hē Damaskēnḗ khṓra, lit. 'the Damascene region'; Latin: Damascena, short for Syria Damascena, lit. 'Damascene Syria' or regio Damascena, lit. 'the Damascene region') was the ancient term for the territory surrounding the city of Damascus in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Syria. Although never a formal province, Damascena was frequently mentioned in Greek and Latin sources.
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