Emesa
Syria
Emesa, modern Homs in western Syria, was a city on the Orontes that rose to prominence under Rome, notably for its cult of the sun god Elagabal. It was the home city of the novelist Heliodorus, author of the Aethiopica, who describes himself as a Phoenician of Emesa.
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Aethiopica
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