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The Port of Seleucia Pieria
This property is the result of a joint
venture undertaken by
M. Fabius Furius and Mauricius Fabius, both
of
Rome.
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ENTRANCE HALL
This is the main port of all Syria. Trade and transportation have been going on here for over 300 years, since before the Roman Era. Clerks are at your disposal and will be able to assist you whatever your requirements may be.
- For information regarding licensed shipowners and harbour maintenance, please proceed to the bureau of Harbor Facilities.
- For queries and information regarding taxes, duties, or for all other administrative acts, please proceed to the Port Offices.
- For possibilities on docking your own ship at quay, please leave a message at this domus.
- If you require assistance for your onward journey, or if you desire to know about possibilities open to a party travelling to and from Seleucia Pieria, please refer to the Journey Planner below.
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JOURNEY PLANNER
Routes In Service To And From Seleucia PieriaSyria is a land of high mountains and deep valleys. Natural formations such as cliffs, deserts, plateaux and rivers dictate how you will travel. |
| I. The South From Egypt, Ethiopia and lands beyond, voyagers habitually converge at Alexandria or somewhere at the Delta of the Nile River. From Alexandria, there is only one route which follows the coastline east and north all the way to the city of Gaza. At Gaza there are two roads to the north. You may take the road along the coast, stopping at all the port cities. Alternatively, you may use the more ancient road : go north from Gaza, veer east across Mount Carmel and the Dothan Hills to the Valley of the River Jordan, then continue north to Heliopolis, the Valley of the Orontes, Antioch and Seleucia. |
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| From the Arabian peninsula, parties may follow the coast of the Red Sea, then turn towards Gaza and follow the roads as above. An alternative route takes you to the Nabataean city of Petra before proceeding west to Gaza ; otherwise, voyagers head north from Petra to the high plateaux east of the Jordan to the cities of Philadelphia, Canatha, Damascus, Heliopolis, then as above until Seleucia. II. The North (Cilicia, Armenia and the countries east of the Pontus Euxinus) The only routes from the north to Seleucia Pieria loop SW through the Cilician Gates in the Taurus Mountains, or SE to Germanicia and the cities near the Euphrates. |
| III. The East
If your final destination is the East, you will enjoy special comfort and protection against stray brigands thanks to the extensive system of towers, forts and paved roads organised by the Roman Legions. For traders, the favoured route remains the River Euphrates itself, or its valley. |
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Persons wishing to travel to and from China and India prefer land transport whenever Arabian or Parthian pirates in the Erythrean Sea (Persian Gulf) render sea transport too hazardous. For India, take the road to Antioch. From there, navigate on the River Afrin until Cyrrhus which is but a few days’ walk from Zeugma. Continue SE on the Euphrates to Soura, Doura-Europos and Edana. Stay on the river until you reach the road to Ctesiphon and the Tigris, then navigate on the Tigris all the way to the border of the Indian Empire.
If your party is equipt to traverse the desert, then take the Antioch Road and continue south through the Valley of the Orontes until you reach Damascus. Cross the desert east to Palmyra, and after Palmyra further east to Doura-Europos and the Euphrates ; afterwards, as above.
Alterntively, follow the coast from Seleucia Pieria past Laodicea to the port of Arados. Turn east to the city of Emesa and cross the desert to Palmyra. From Palmyra, use the itinerary indicated above.
Traders and visitors to and from Rome and the West enjoy several options.
By sea : Ships depart regularly from Seleucia Pieria for the Greek provinces, Rome, Massilia and Spain. Persons desiring to travel to Rome with few to no stops en route are advised to book passage on a fast service to Alexandria, at which port they may find passage aboard vessels belonging to the Imperial fleet. N.B. Persons travelling on non-government business are required to apply for a special permit before being allowed on board the express Imperial service to Rome.
Vessels expected from Rome and the West habitually call at Rhodes, and or Paphos (Province of Cyprus) before docking at Seleucia Pieria. Alternatively, seasonal winds may favour calling directly at Alexandria, then north along the Syro-Phoenician coast to Seleucia. An Imperial express service to Alexandria is available (see above for restrictions).
Mare clausem : The seas are habitually closed during the unstable winter season, from around the Ides of November to the Ides of March. Persons desiring to travel to Seleucia in this period are advised to use land routes.
By land : If your journey originates in provinces north of Italy, descend the Italian peninsula to Brundisium, cross the sea to Dyrracium, continue east to Macedon, Thracia, Byzantium, across all of Asia Minor to the Cilician Gates. Alternatively, the Valley of the Danube, on the borders of the Roman Empire, affords passable roads to Olbia and to the Pontus Euxinus, then south to Byzantium. Continue as above. Travellers use this route at their own risk.
For further information, address yourself to any ship’s captain in the city. |
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Border and background images from Eos Development ; maps adapted from The Lebanon ; entrance portal : personal collection of Mauricius Fabius, adapted from Vatican Museum and Tartu University.
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