▁engineering ▁work ▁demanded ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁along ▁the ▁lake . ▁] A part ▁from ▁Ant io ch ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁city ▁for ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁this ▁port ▁city , ▁prosper ed ▁under ▁its ▁Roman ▁v ass al ▁r ul ers . ▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁neighbourhood ▁princes ▁and ▁r ul ers ▁sent ▁gener ous ▁g ifts ▁hon oring ▁and ▁celebr ating ▁Em esa ' s ▁cult ▁and ▁its ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁Sun . ▁The ▁priest hood ▁of ▁the ▁cult ▁of ▁El - G eb al ▁in ▁Em esa ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I ▁or ▁the ▁later ▁Pri est - K ing ▁So ha em us , ▁either ▁by ▁the ▁Pri est - K ing ▁or ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y . ▁The ▁priest ▁that ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁cult ▁of ▁El - G eb al ▁wore ▁a ▁cl ad ▁cost ume . ▁The ▁dress ▁of ▁an ▁Em es ene ▁Pri est ▁was ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁dress ▁of ▁a ▁Par th ian ▁Pri est . ▁An ▁Em es ene ▁priest ▁wore ▁a ▁long - s lee ved ▁and ▁gold - emb roid ered ▁pur ple ▁t unic ▁reaching ▁to ▁his ▁feet , ▁gold ▁and ▁pur ple ▁tr ous ers ▁and ▁a ▁j ew elled ▁dia dem ▁on ▁his ▁head . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁father , ▁I amb lich us ▁I ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁Cic ero ▁in ▁ 5 1   BC ▁( then ▁Roman