What was Raqqa's original name during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods?
Callinicum
Antioch
Palmyra
Apamea
Answer
Raqqa was originally known as Callinicum during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras. It served as a city and bishopric and later became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate between 796 and 809 under the reign of Harun al-Rashid.
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