Roman roads in Syria at a glance
Syria has about 6,167 km of Roman road in the Itiner-e atlas, mapped as 254 segments. That puts it 15th among the 39 countries with Roman roads in the dataset. Only 15% of it is classed as certain; 63% is conjectured and 22% is hypothetical. 2 roads here have a well-known name, and the longest is Strata Diocletiana. 116 Roman places (towns, forts, ports and stops) lie along the roads.
- 6,167 kmof Roman road
- 254segments
- 2named roads
- 116Roman places
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 941 | 15% |
| Conjectured | 3,872 | 63% |
| Hypothetical | 1,353 | 22% |
Certain: well documented, mapped to within about 50 to 200 m. Conjectured: known road, course less precisely documented. Hypothetical: route not pinned down, or existence uncertain.
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Named Roman roads in Syria
The longest is the Strata Diocletiana, with 195 km of it in Syria.
| Road | Length in Syria (km) |
|---|---|
| Strata Diocletiana | 195 |
| Via Nova Traiana | 18.4 |
Roman places in Syria
116 Roman places lie on or beside the roads here. These 60 are the most important. Names come from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Dionysias
- Bostra
- Cyrrus
- Pella
- (H)Emesa
- Damascus
- Beroia
- Caeciliana
- Canatha
- Chalcis ad Belum
- Nelkomia
- Philippopolis
- Adra(h)a
- Balanea
- Barbalissus
- Batnai
- Palmyra
- Raphaneai
- Seriane?
- Abila Lysaniou
- Anasartha
- D(o)ura
- Hierapolis
- Neue
- Oriza
- Resapha
- Sakkaia
- Tricomia
- Aere
- Amathe
- Athela
- Bir Qesab
- Borechath Sabaon
- Cara
- Eragiza
- Laodicea ad Libanum
- Marathos
- Marsya?
- Motha(na)
- Nazala
- Soura
- Antarados
- Areth(o)usa
- Buraq
- Gabala
- Gindaros
- Laodicea
- Larissa
- Nemara
- Phaine
- Sounoua
- Umm ez-Zeitun
- Veriaraca
- (Tri)Paradeisos
- Adada?
- Adarin
- Airita
- Amphipolis
- Aracha
- Asharne
Towns near Roman roads in Syria
These are the larger towns in Syria that lie within 5 km of a Roman road line on the map (not counting the hypothetical lines). Being close to a Roman road does not make a town Roman, but it shows where the old routes still pass by today.
- Aleppo
- Damascus
- Homs
- Latakia
- Ḩamāh
Source
Road lines: Itiner-e (CC BY 4.0). Places: Pleiades (CC BY 3.0). Lengths are measured along the road lines inside the Syria boundary. See all data sources and licences.
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Countries it shares roads with
- Jordan (shared: Via Nova Traiana)