Dium (Coele-Syria)

Ruins in Beit Ras, Capolita

Dium or Dion (Ancient Greek: Δῖον)[1][2][3] or Dia (Δία)[4][5] was a city in ancient Coele-Syria mentioned by numerous ancient writers. According to Stephanus of Byzantium, the city was a foundation of Alexander the Great, and named after the city Dium in Macedon.[3] It was also wrongly called Pella by some ancient writers.[6]

  1. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.74.
  2. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.15, 23.
  3. ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  4. ^ Josephus, Ant. Iud., 13.393
  5. ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. 722.
  6. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § D232.3