. ▁As ▁a ▁capital ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁Client ▁Kingdom , ▁Em esa ▁shows ▁attributes ▁of ▁a ▁Greek ▁city - state ▁and ▁traces ▁of ▁Roman ▁town ▁planning ▁remain . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁remains ▁from ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sal ami y ah ▁which ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I . ▁Sur v iving ▁monuments ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y ▁includes ▁the ▁castle ▁at ▁Sh mem is ▁which ▁is ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁an ▁ext inct ▁vol cano ▁built ▁by ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁d yn astic ▁tomb . ▁Among ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁buried ▁there ▁is ▁Alex io ▁I , ▁So ha em us ▁and ▁Julius ▁Alexander . ▁Another ▁surv iving ▁monument ▁is ▁the ▁monument al ▁tomb ▁built ▁by ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁III ▁in ▁ 7 8 / 7 9 . ▁ ▁Co ins ▁have ▁surv ived ▁from ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y ; ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁ones ▁being ▁issued ▁for ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁cult ▁of ▁El - G eb al ▁under ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁Anton inus ▁P ius , ▁ 1 3 8 - 1 6 1 . ▁They ▁dep ict ▁an ▁e agle ▁per ched ▁on ▁a ▁black ▁stone ▁and ▁an ▁elaborate ▁monument al ▁alt ar ▁being ▁shown . ▁Two ▁super im posed ▁row ▁of ▁nich es , ▁between ▁two ▁pil aster s ▁stand ▁on ▁a ▁massive ▁base ; ▁with ▁stat ues ▁in ▁each ▁of