What Country Was Homs In?
Homs (Homs (Hims), Syria) lies within 13 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Ottoman Empire, from 1600 to 1919. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Homs?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC – 201 BC | Kingdom of Antigonus |
| 200 BC – 2 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| AD 400 – AD 699 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1299 | Fatimid Caliphate |
| 1300 – 1599 | Mamluk Sultanate |
| 1600 – 1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920 – 1944 | Syria (France) |
| 1945 – today | Syria |
HomsHistoric cities nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.