Name of Civilization

From

To

HALAF PERIOD

4500 B.C.

2500 B.C.

SUMERIANS

2900 B.C.

2500 B.C.

AKKADIANS

2500 B.C.

2050 B.C.

EBLAITES

2400 B.C.

1850 B.C.

BABYLONIANS

2000 B.C.

539 B.C.

CANAANITES OF INLAND

1900 B.C.

538 B.C.

CANAANITES OF THE SEA

1900 B.C.

64 B.C.

HURRIANS

1800 B.C.

1276 B.C.

ASSYRIANS IN SYRIA

1700 B.C.

1276 B.C.

EGYPTIANS IN SYRIA

1700 B.C.

1276 B.C.

HITTIES IN SYRIA

1440 B.C.

1190 B.C.

ARAMEANS

1200 B.C.

732 B.C.

CHALDEANS

612 B.C.

561 B.C.

PALMYRIANS

600 B.C.

272 A.D.

PERSIANS IN SYRIA

538 B.C.

333 B.C.

HELLENISTIC PERIOD

333 B.C.

64 B.C.

NABATEANS

169 B.C.

106 A.D.

GHASSANIDES

100 B.C.

635 A.D.

ROMANS IN SYRIA

64 B.C.

330 A.D.

BYZANTINES

330 A.D.

635 A.D.

SASSANIDS

540 A.D.

653 A.D.

UMMAYYADS

661 A.D.

750 A.D.

ABBASIDS

750 A.D.

1258 A.D.

IKHCHDIDS

933 A.D.

968 A.D.

HAMDANIDS

944 A.D.

1001 A.D.

FATIMIDS IN SYRIA

968 A.D.

1075 A.D.

SALJOUKS

1075 A.D.

1174 A.D.

CRUSADERS

1096 A.D.

1187 A.D.

AYYOUBIDS

1174 A.D.

1259 A.D.

MAMELOUKS

1255 A.D.

1516 A.D.

OTTOMANS

1516 A.D.

1920 A.D.

FRENCH MANDATE

1920 A.D.

1946 A.D.

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Since 1946 A.D.