Events Tagged: "Syria"

Parthians invade Roman Syria - briefly control Jerusalem, install Antigonus as king

Tatian creates Diatessaron - harmonized gospel account combining all four gospels into single narrative, widely used in Syria

Birth of St. Ephrem the Syrian in Nisibis - future Doctor of the Church and 'Harp of the Holy Spirit'

St. Ephrem the Syrian begins monastic life - develops Syrian monasticism, writes hymns and theology

Death of St. Simeon Stylites - lived 37 years on pillar, extreme asceticism influences Eastern monasticism

Battle of Yarmouk - Arabs defeat Byzantines, Syria and Palestine lost forever

Robert S. Ford becomes US Ambassador to Syria, implements Phoenix Program methods supporting death squadrons