wˌɛn pˈɑːmpi ɹᵻtˈɜːnd nˈɔːɹθ tə sˈɛɾəl tɹˈiːt wɪð fˈɑːɹnɪsᵻz ɪn sˈɪksti θɹˈiː bˌiːsˈiː, hiː lˈɛft sˈɪɹiə ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd æz ɐ pɹˈɑːvɪns fɹʌm lˈændz kˈɑːɹvd ˌaʊɾəv ðə sˈɛluːsˌɪd ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˌʌndɚ skˈɔːɹəs æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚ pɹˈoʊ pɹˈiːɾɚ wɪð tˈuː lˈiːdʒənz.
When Pompey returned north to settle treat with Pharnaces in 63 BC, he left Syria organised as a province from lands carved out of the Seleucid Empire, under Scaurus as governor pro praetore with two legions.