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Palmyra
View of Palmyra with the Temple of Bel, Syria. Palmyra (Aramaic: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ;Hebrew: תדמור; tiḏmor, Greek: Παλμύρα, Arabic: تدمر; Tadmur, /ˌpælˈmaɪərə/) was an ancient city in central Syria. In antiquity, it was an important city located...
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Zenobia
Zenobia (b. c. 240 CE, death date unknown) was the queen of the Palmyrene Empire who challenged the authority of Rome during the latter part of the period of Roman history known as The Crisis of the Third Century (235-284 CE also known as...
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Palmyra Castle
Photo of Palmyra's 13th century CE Mamluk castle with ancient ruins in the foreground.
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Palmyra Grave Stele
A sandstone grave stelw from Palmyra, Syria. Known as the grave stele of Abkha, daughter of Akhou. 2nd century CE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Palmyra, Syria
Colonnade with canal in the foreground, temple of Ba'al (1st-2nd century CE), Palmyra, Syria.
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The Beauty of Palmyra Relief
Limestone funerary bust of a woman from Palmyra (Central Syria) with traces of polychromy so called ”The Beauty of Palmyra”, 190-210 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
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Funerary Relief from Palmyra of a Woman and Daughter
This relief depicts an older woman with her daughter. They are set in a line, represented frontally, stiff, and lifeless. Both of them wear turbans and headbands. At their temples, long strands of hair are combed back and tucked into the...
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Funerary Relief from Palmyra of a Man and his Son
The inscription on this funerary relief says that the two figures are "Yedi Bel" and his son "Zabde'atach". Limestone. Roman Period, 200-273 CE. From Palmyra, in modern-day Syria. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Fragment of a Sarcophagus from Palmyra
This fragment is from a base of a sarcophagus. Roman Period. From Palmyra, in modern-day Syria. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Hadrian Arriving in Palmyra
An illustration of the Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE) arriving in Palmyra, by Marek Szyszko. (Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers)
