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Palmyra (/ p æ l ˈ m aɪ r ə / 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.
Mar 22, 2024 · Tower tomb, Palmyra, Syria. The ruins at Palmyra clearly reveal the network plan of the ancient city. Along the principal east-west street, named the Grand Colonnade by archaeologists, a double portico is ornamented with three nymphaea. To the south are the agora, the Senate House, and the theatre.
Jan 12, 2018 · Palmyra 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 ...
Outstanding 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 ...
Named 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 ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Built 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.
Apr 8, 2016 · After Palmyra was retaken by Syrian forces, a photographer captured the extent of the damage wrought by jihadist militants. Kelly Grovier asks how we can measure destruction. Heartbreaking before...
