Damascus

, a rich and ancient city of Damascene in Syria, where Demetrius Nicanor was defeated by Alexander Zebina. It is the modern Damas , or Sham , inhabited by about 80,000 souls. Lucan , bk. 3 , li. 215 .— Justin , bk. 36 , ch. 2 .— Mela , bk. 1 , ch. 11 .