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1. Syria

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   Antiquity and Classical Period
   The region was home to powerful city-states, notably Ebla and Ugarit, which developed sophisticated cuneiform and alphabetic writing systems. During the Hellenistic period, the Seleucid Empire established its capital at Antioch (Orontes)/), which became a major intellectual center until its eventual subjugati…