A city in this modern-day country was the capital of the Yamhad kingdom and was renamed Beroea after it was conquered by Alexander the Great. This country’s capital was the northern (-5[1])end of the Decapolis according to Pliny. A city in this country worshiped the triad of Bel, Yarhibol, and Agribol. The Seleucid and (15[1])Ptolemaic empires fought over a region called ‘Coele-[this country’s (15[1])name].’ (15[2])Odaenathus (15[1])ruled a city in this (15[1])country that fought (15[1])against (10[1])(*) Aurelian under its (10[1])queen (10[2]-5[1])Zenobia, (10[2]-5[1])Palmyra. This country was the site of Ramesses II’s (-5[1])alleged (10[1])victory over the Hittites at (10[2]-5[1])Kadesh. This country has the oldest capital city in the (10[1])world, which gives its (-5[1])name to swords made of wootz steel. For 10 points, name this country whose (10[1])ancient cities include Aleppo and (10[1])Damascus. (10[5])■END■