Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 33.512, 36.309 · 18 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 333 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | After the battle of Issus he sends men to Damascus to seize Persian treasure and families |
| 64 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Pompey reaches Damascus via Syria, and Hyrcanus, Antipater and Aristobulus rush to him to plead their cases |
| 64 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Scaurus, sent by Pompey, comes through Damascus into Judea and orders Aretas to lift the siege |
| 63 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | When Pompey comes to Damascus, Aristobulus and Hyrcanus come to plead their claims to the kingship |
| 34 BC | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | Cleopatra comes to Judea through Damascus with the lands she got from Antony, and Herod leases the Arabian and Jericho lands |
| AD 66 | Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews | On news of the Roman defeat, the people of Damascus kill all the Jews in the city |
| AD 634 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Fall of Damascus |
| AD 901 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The Qarmatians besiege Tughj ibn Juff in Damascus |
| AD 1126 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | The king enters the territory of Damascus, fights Dodequin, and returns victorious |
| AD 1139 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | A truce is made with Damascus, and prisoners taken at Belinas are released |
| AD 1148 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | They resolve to besiege Damascus and arrive as agreed |
| AD 1148 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | The citizens, in despair, think of fleeing; some princes, having taken bribes, shift the army to the opposite side |
| AD 1148 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | The camp runs out of food and the betrayal is revealed; they lift the siege and go home |
| AD 1174 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | At the request of the people of Damascus, Saladin takes Damascus; the count of Tripoli is sent to stop him. |
| AD 1175 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | The king enters the region of Damascus and lays it waste. |
| AD 1176 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | The king again enters enemy land and plunders the Valley of Bahr; Raynald and Joscelin are freed from prison. |
| AD 1182 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | Saladin breaks his agreement with the king, and the king meets him beyond the Jordan; the Turks overrun the village of Buria. |
| AD 1182 | William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea | The king invades the territory of the people of Damascus and lays it waste. |