Kitap 14
8.7
And first after Osdroene, which, as has been said, I have omitted from this account, Commagene, now called Euphratensis, gradually lifts itself into eminence;Above the surrounding country. it is famous for the great cities of Hierapolis, the ancient Ninus, and Samosata.
8.8
Next Syria spreads for a distance over a beautiful plain. This is famed for Antioch, a city know to all the world, and without a rival, so rich is it in imported and domestic commodities; likewise for Laodicia, Apamia, and also Seleucia, most flourishing cities from their very origin.
8.9
After this comes Phoenicia, lying at the foot of Mount Libanus,Lebanon. a region full of charm and beauty, adorned with many great cities; among these in attractiveness and the renown of their names Tyre, Sidon and Berytus are conspicuous, and equal to these are Emissa and Damascus, founded in days long past.
8.10
Now these provinces, encircled by the river Orontes, which, after flowing past the foot of that lofty mountain Cassius, empties into the Parthenian Sea,Near the Gulf of Issos, in south-eastern Cilicia. were taken from the realms of the Armenians by Gnaeus Pompeius, after his defeat of Tigranes,In 64 B.C. and brought under Roman sway.
