In Helenistic and Roman Periods, the river continued to carry the namelled Orontes, according to Strabo, an individual responsible for the construction of a bridge over the river (See Roman, Crusaders and Turkish Republic periods for following stories of the Bridge).
It also held a handful of fanciful names such as Dracon and Typhon as a result of its unsteady character. In contrast, one of the early Macedonian communities living along the banks of the river named it Axius, in memory of the chief river in distant upper Macedonia. Auruuant, referred to the same body of water as the Orontes.
According to these sources, the Battle of Kadesh occurred in proximity to a water source described as the Araunti: "river flowing down". The first documented mention of its name appears in a selection of Egyptian sources that describe the Battle of Kadesh. Like other rivers, the Asi is a river with a number of faces and in association a section of names.
The TALE adopts a historical narrative method, which will be expanded upon below By drawing out the voices stored in the alluvial deposits of the river, ranging from the Early Bronze Age through to the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Crusaders periods, the past has been shown to hold messages which have been used to create a rich multilayered story that demonstrates how the river has played a part in shaping the lives of the people who have engaged with it. It aims to produce a multimedia snapshot of the life of this ancient river.Īsi,"The Rebel", starts in Lebanon, and passes through a total of three different countries (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey). ASI TALE outlines and articulates the collaborative, interdisciplinary work of 5 individuals from varied backgrounds, by employing a kaleidoscope of perspectives from diverse sources, including books, articles, travelers’ notes, myths, drawings, gravures, maps, photographs.
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