Symbra (Babylonia)

Symbra (Ancient Greek: Σύμβρα) was a small town in Babylonia mentioned by Zosimus as lying between two towns named Nisbara and Nischanaba, which are separated from each other by the Tigris River.^[1] William Smith identifies Symbra with Hucumbra, cited by Ammianus,^[2] which identification is accepted by the editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World.^[3]

Its site is unlocated, although Ukbara has been suggested as a probable location.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Zosimus, New History, 3.27.
^ Ammianus, 24.8.
^ ^a ^b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 91, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Symbra". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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