Phoenice (Roman province)

Province of Syria Phoenice Provincia Syria Phoenice (Latin) ἐπαρχία τῆς Φοινίκης Συρίας (Koinē Greek)
Province of the Roman Empire
c. 194–c. 392
Roman Empire in 210 with Syria Phoenice highlighted in red
Capital	Tyrus Emesa (co-capital since 218–222)
Historical era	Late Antiquity
• Created by Septimius Severus	c. 194
• Division during the reign of Theodosius the Great	c. 392
Preceded by Succeeded by Syria (Roman province) Syria Palaestina Phoenice Libanensis Phoenice Paralia
Today part of	Lebanon Syria Israel

Phoenice (Latin: Syria Phoenīcē Latin: [ˈsʏri.a pʰoe̯ˈniːkeː]; Koinē Greek: ἡ Φοινίκη Συρία, romanized: hē Phoinī́kē Syría Koinē Greek: [(h)e pʰyˈni.ke syˈri.a]) was a province of the Roman Empire, encompassing the historical region of Phoenicia. It was officially created in 194 AD and after c. 392, Phoenice Syria was divided into Phoenice proper or Phoenice Paralia, and Phoenice Libanensis, a division that persisted until the region was conquered by the Muslim Arabs in the 630s.