Is this a correct use of a semi-colen?:

Question

"However Petra was taken over in 100 CE by the Romans, and was still occupied during the Byzantine period; but it soon became not as much of an importance after that, besides being used as a fort for the Crusaders in the 12th century. "

Answer 1

Not really.

If you want to use a semicolon in that place, then delete the word "but." You also need to add a comma after the word "However."

Answer 2

... you also need to delete the comma after "Romans."

If you need websites to help you with these marks of punctuation, let me know.

Answer 3

It's all right, the way I changed the paragraph nullified the use of a semi-colon anyways :)

Thanks!

Answer 4

You're welcome. Yours was a good question! Semicolon use is not always crystal clear!!