Ancient Coin Stories

Beroea is founded by Seleukos I Nikator.

Beroea is taken by Tigranes the Great and becomes part of Armenia.

Pompey incorporates Byblos, Arados, Sidon, Yehud, Edom, Beroea, and Tyre into the Roman Republic as part of the province of Syria following Rome’s annexation of the eastern Mediterranean.