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Cyrrhestica (syr)

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Memorable people who died in Cyrrhestica include Pacorus I. and the death place of many politicians. Cyrrhestica is located in Syria.

Cyrrhestica is a district of Greater Syria which appears to have owed its name to the Macedonian occupation of the country. It lies to the east of the plain of Antioch and Amanus, and was bounded on the east by the Euphrates and Commagene to the north, it extended as far as the desert. This fertile, well-watered, and thickly peopled district occupied the right bank of the Euphrates, where the river inclines rather eastward of south. It was the scene of the campaign in which Ventidius defeated the Parthian Pacorus and avenged Crassus and the Roman army which had fallen at Carrhae. Constantine I united it with Commagene under the name of Provincia Euphratensis. The chief towns of Cyrrhestica were Hierapolis Bambyce, Zeugma, Europus, Birtha?, Beroea, Batnae, and Cyrrhus. Read more on Wikipedia

Between Infinity and Infinity BC, Cyrrhestica was the birth place of 0 globally memorable people, including . Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Cyrrhestica including Pacorus I. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Cyrrhestica than were born there.

People Deceased in Cyrrhestica

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Most individuals born in present day Cyrrhestica were ,  while most who died were politicians (1).