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Bookmark or Share- Palmyra: the modern destruction of an ancient city - SmarthistoryBuilt around an oasis in the Syrian desert, Tadmur or Palmyra, “city of palms,” was one of the most important trade and cultural centers of the ancient world. Palmyra had a distinctive local culture that was incorporated into the Roman Empire in the first century C.E.
- Palmyra - Syria, City & Destroyed | HISTORYPalmyra is an ancient archaeological site located in modern-day Syria. Originally founded near a fertile natural oasis, it was established sometime during the third millennium B.C. as the ...
- Palmyra - WikipediaFor other uses, see Palmyra (disambiguation). / 34.55139°N 38.26806°E / 34.55139; 38.26806. Palmyra ( / pælˈmaɪrə / pal-MY-rə; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 ( ), romanized: Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized : Tadmur) is an ancient city in the eastern part of the Levant, now in the center of modern Syria.
- Palmyrene Empire - WikipediaNamed after its capital city, Palmyra, it encompassed the Roman provinces of Syria Palaestina, Arabia Petraea, and Egypt, as well as large parts of Asia Minor . The Palmyrene Empire was ruled by Queen Zenobia, officially as regent for her son Vaballathus, who inherited the throne in 267 at age ten. In 270, Zenobia rapidly conquered most of the ...
- Site of Palmyra - UNESCO World Heritage CentreOutstanding Universal Value. Brief synthesis. An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several ...
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