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The name ''Syria'' has since the Roman Empire's era historically referred to the region of Syria. It is the Latinized from the original Indo-Anatolian and later Greek . Etymologically and historically, the name is accepted by majority mainstream academic opinion as having derived from , ', from the Akkadian '' or Aššūrāyu'', which is in fact located in Upper Mesopotamia (modern northern Iraq southeast Turkey and northeast Syria). ==Application of the name== The term ''Syria'' in its Indo-Anatolian form was first recorded during the Neo Assyrian Empire (935-605 BC).〔Rollinger, Robert (2006). "The terms "Assyria" and "Syria" again" (PDF). Journal of Near Eastern Studies 65 (4): 284–287. doi:10.1086/511103.〕 Writing in the 5th century BC, Herodotus stated that those called ''Syrians'' by the Greeks were called ''Assyrians'' by themselves and in the East.〔〔 However, Herodotus distinguished between the names Syria and Assyria, and for him personally, Syrians are the inhabitants of the Levant. Randolph Helm emphasised that Herodotus never applied the term Syria on the Mesopotamian region of Assyria which he always called "Assyria". In Greek usage, ''Syria'' and ''Assyria'' were used almost interchangeably in reference to Assyria, although Herodotus' clarifications were a notable early exception.〔 The Seleucid Empire (312-150 BC) applied the term Syria not only to the original Assyria, but also to The Levant, what had until then long been known as Aramea and Eber Nari. This caused both the Assyrians of northern Mesopotamia and the Arameans and Phoenicians of The Levant to be collectively labelled Syrians/Syriacs in the Hellenic world. In the east however, Assyria was still known as Athura/Assyria/Assuristan. In the Roman Empire, Syria and Assyria came to be used as distinct geographical terms. "Syria" in the Roman Empire period referred to those parts of the Empire situated between Asia Minor and Egypt, i.e. the western Levant, while "Assyria" in northern Iraq, southeast Turkey and northeast Syria was part of the Persian Empire as Athura, and only very briefly came under Roman control (116–118 AD, marking the historical peak of Roman expansion), where it was known as Assyria Provincia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Name of Syria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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