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Syria Palaestina ( ; , ) was a Roman province between 135 AD and about 390. It was established by the merger of Roman Syria and Roman Judaea , following the suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 AD. Shortly after 193, the northern regions were split off as Syria Coele in the north and Phoenice in the south, and the province Syria Palaestina was reduced to Judea. The earliest numismatic evidence for the name Syria Palaestina comes from the period of emperor Marcus Aurelius , although the Classical Greek version of name has been recorded in usage since at least the 5th century BC. The On-line Encyclopedia of the Roman Provinces .1
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Today part of Turkey Lebanon Palestine Jordan Syria Israel Syria Palæstina was a Roman province between 135 and about 390.It was established by the merge of Roman Syria and Roman Judaea , following the defeat of the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 135.Shortly after 193, the Syrian regions were split off as Syria Coele in the north and Phoenice in the south, and the province Syria Palaestina was reduced to Judea.The On-line Encyclopedia of the Roman Provinces .
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Province of the Roman Empire (132–390 CE) Syria Palaestina ( , ), or Roman Palestine , was a Roman province in the Palestine region between the early 2nd and late 4th centuries AD.The provincial capital was Caesarea Maritima .The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia Roland de Vaux, 1978, The Early History of Israel , Page 2: "After the revolt of Bar Cochba in 135, the Roman province of Judaea was renamed Palestinian Syria."
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Province of the Roman Empire (136–390 CE) Syria Palaestina ( Koine Greek : Συρία ἡ Παλαιστίνη , romanized: Syría hē Palaistínē [syˈri.a (h)e̝ palɛsˈtine̝] ) 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 centuries AD. The provincial capital was Caesarea Maritima . It forms part of timeline of the period in the region referred to as Roman Palestine .
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roman province in the palestine region between the early 2nd and late 4th centuries ad
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renamed roman province formerly known as judaea
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