PALMYRA, Ancient City, Syria

pălmīˈrə, ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. An oasis N of the Syrian Desert, 130 mi (209 km) NE of Damascus, Palmyra was important in Syrian-Babylonian trade by the 1st cent. b.c. Palmyra became of true importance only after Roman control was established (c.a.d. 30). Local tribes vied for control, which fell to the Septimii by the 3d cent. a.d. Septimius Odenathus built Palmyra into a strong autonomous state that practically embraced the Eastern Empire, including Syria, NW Mesopotamia, and W Armenia. After his death his widow, Zenobia, briefly expanded the territory, but her ambition brought on (a.d. 272) an attack by Aurelian, who was victorious and partly destroyed (273) the city. In decline, Palmyra was taken by the Arabs and sacked by Timur. It fell into ruins, and even the ruins were forgotten until the 17th cent. The great temple dedicated to Baal and other remains show the ancient splendor of Palmyra at its prime.

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books on: Palmyra Ancient City Syria  - 106 results

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The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos: A Study of Religious Interaction in Roman Syria
Book by Lucinda Dirven; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Dura-Europos (Extinct City)--Antiquities, Dura-Europos (Extinct City)--Religion, Tadmur (Syria)--Religion
...track between the two cities has never been found...the air, found an ancient route between Palmyra and Hit, a city on the Euphrates...caravans which left Palmyra took the road towards...commerce between the two cities either. The Palmyrene...
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History of Syria: Including Lebanon and Palestine
Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1951
Subjects: Lebanon, Palestine--History, Syria--History
...arteries in the trade of the Ancient East, architects of a city unique in the history...of their "rose-red city half as old as time...began to set, that of Palmyra, another caravan city, began to rise. A copious...affluence and power among the cities of antiquity. 2. The...
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Syria: A Short History
Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1959
Subjects: Syria--History
The frescoes of Palmyra and of Dura are...gap between the ancient Semitic art of Assyro...of deities from Syria, Arabia, Babylonia...such Arab cities as Palmyra and Damascus...Latakia, northern Syria had two important...Of the maritime cities Beirut was the only...circus games. The city was more justifiably...
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From Mycenae to Constantinople: The Evolution of the Ancient City
Book by Richard Tomlinson; Routledge, 1992
...It remained an Aramaic city, and its population...century by R. Wood. 2 Palmyra is situated to the east of Syria, on the edge of the fertile crescent that links Syria and the coast with Mesopotamia...Hellenistic and Hellenised cities, for which Rome accepted...1 General view over Palmyra from the hills to the...
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The Religious Life of Ancient Rome: A Study in the Development of Religious Consciousness, from the Foundation of the City until the Death of Gregory the Great
Book by Jesse Benedict Carter; Constable, 1912
Subjects: Rome--Religion
...development of these tendencies, when the city itself gradually regains its spiritual...third of this century, had come out of Syria; and still later came Aurelian, whose glory was the conquest of Palmyra and the capture of Zenobia; and in the...
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Comment: Letter from Damascus
Journal article by Brooke Allen; The Hudson Review, Vol. 63, 2010
Subjects: Cities, Historic buildings & sites, Middle Eastern history, Syria, Tourist attractions, Travel
...that is endemic to Syria: known as the Gate...the making of this ancient Levantine city. Damascus and Aleppo...continually inhabited city on earth, with lifespans...But clearly both cities are extremely ancient...long been at work in Syria, but the digs only...of the desert at Palmyra, complete with funerary...
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Volney and the Science of Morality in Revolutionary France
Journal article by Alexander Cook; Humanities Research, Vol. 16, 2010
Subjects: Books, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics
...year voyage to Egypt and Syria published in 1787.1...himself to philosophy and ancient history before moving...across the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra. Faced with this spectacle...organisation. The ruin of ancient civilisations was a consequence...
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Finding Lost Antioch: Exhibition, Catalogue, Programs
Journal article by John R. Clarke; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 85, 2003
Subjects: Art exhibits, Baltimore Maryland, Civilization, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Ohio, Museum exhibits, Museum of Art-Baltimore MD, Worcester Art Museum-Massachusetts, Worcester Massachusetts
...fascinating tour of the ancient city. It pictures...personifications of cities had to do the work...the theme of the city (Fig. 1). In...their respective cities, clearly made the point that every city had its Tyche...grave slab from Palmyra, jewelry, and...Fig. 2). No ancient medium is more difficult...
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Kulturkonflikte Im Vorderen Orient
Journal article by Susan B. Downey; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 126, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Kulturkonflikte im Vorderen Orient (Book)--Book reviews
...identity in the ancient Near East, principally Syria, after the introduction...Roman province of Syria: Commagene (Bruno...Japp). Within Syria, the major concentration is on Palmyra and the Hauran...influence in that city, which became a...
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Reactivation of the Levant Passive Margin during the Late Tertiary and Formation of the Jaffa Basin Offshore Central Israel
Journal article by Zohar Gvirtzman, Ezra Zilberman, Yehoshua Folkman; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 165, 2008
Subjects: Geology, Plate tectonics, Sediments, Stratigraphy
...1000 km from the Palmyra Mountains in Syria, through Lebanon...deposited on the ancient Arabian platform...well, near the city of Ashdod, Fig...the Nile delta. Ancient Miocene shorelines...Israel facing the old city of Jaffa. That...
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Syria Comes in from the Cold: New Reforms from Damascus Point to Improved Hopes for a Brighter Economic Future for Syria
Magazine article by Pamela Ann Smith; The Middle East, May 2009
Subjects: Domestic economic assistance--Management, Economic forecasting, Economic reform, Syria--Economic policy
...estimated $750m in Syria last year, according...includes six sites in Syria: the ancient cities of Damascus, Aleppo...Bosra; the ruins of Palmyra where the legendary...labyrinthine old city. Aleppo, a trading...international, Syria is most famous for...
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Women in Ancient History
Magazine article by Debora Hill, Sandra Brandenburg; Herizons, Vol. 15, Spring 2002
Subjects: Ancient civilizations, Artemisia, Aspasia, Beruriah, Boadicea, Cartimandua, Civil rights, Dynamis of Bosphorus, Hatshepsut, History, Pan Chao, Salome Alexandria, Sappho, Women, Womens rights movement, Zenobia
Women in Ancient History by Debora Hill...Brandenburg Many of these ancient women are known in academic...birth was probably in the city of Mytilene, where she...This widow and Queen of Palmyra, forced yet another...ruled at, or near, Syria, a reminder that independent...
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The Damascus Massacre
Magazine article by Gerard Degeorge; The Architectural Review, Vol. 197, April 1995
Subjects: City planning--Syria, Damascus, Syria--Buildings, facilities, etc.
...size of the UK, Syria can boast a wealth...Byzantine churches, and Palmyra, are but a few of...this illustrious city evokes little more...Aramean states of Syria from the end of the...planning By 1968, Syria had been independent...reasons numerous ancient buildings within...
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The Persistence of Byzantium
Magazine article by Warren Treadgold; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 22, Autumn 1998
Subjects: Byzantium (Ancient city)--Analysis, Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc.--Analysis
...America. Spanning the ancient, medieval, and...like all medieval cities) were small and...Probably the only cities ever to pass 100...advanced society. Its cities were larger, its...greatly expanded city of Constantinople...rebellious Roman ally, Palmyra, briefly took over...Balkans, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt. Because...
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Deir Mar Musa
Magazine article by Penny Young; History Today, Vol. 51, July 2001
Subjects: Deir Mar Musa, Syria--History, Monasteries--Syria
...Penny Young An ancient monastery in the desert in central Syria, which lay in...fresco cycles in Syria. Situated in...routes to the cities of Damascus, Homs and Palmyra, the city of Queen Zenobia...through Egypt into Syria and lived as a...
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Bedouin & Breakfast! Syria and Jordan's Ancient Splendours - and Dashing Locals - Are a Seductive Blend for PETRONELLA WYATT
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 27, 2010
Bedouin Breakfast! Syria and Jordans Ancient Splendours - and Dashing Locals...in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The light flickers from ochre...who chased the Romans from Palmyra before being defeated and dragged...
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Bedouin & Breakfast! Syria and Jordan's Ancient Splendours - and Dashing Locals - Are a Seductive Blend for PETRONELLA WYATT
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 27, 2010
Bedouin Breakfast! Syria and Jordans Ancient Splendours - and Dashing Locals...in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The light flickers from ochre...who chased the Romans from Palmyra before being defeated and dragged...
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In Ancient Footsteps; Recently Freed from a Zimbabwean Jail for Alleged Visa Violations, Intrepid Journalist Toby Harnden Enjoys the Vibrant Humanity He Discovers Behind the Closed Doors of Another of the World's Pariah States, Syria
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 6, 2005
In Ancient Footsteps; Recently...Pariah States, Syria. Byline: TOBY...Travelling the length of Syria by vehicle is frustrating...us to inch by. Syria has the personal...The merchant city is dominated by...Hotel Zenobia, in Palmyra, was the first...
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1,001 Arabian Sights; Historic Cities and Fantastic Food Make Syria a Desert Delight
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), February 14, 2010
Subjects: Oases
...Sights; Historic Cities and Fantastic Food Make Syria a Desert Delight...cautious Westerners, Syria is finally gaining...21st century, Syria is still holding...monuments in the ancient cities of Aleppo...World Heritage Site Palmyra, we were sampling...
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SANDS OF FRIENDSHIP; the Classical Ruins Are Breathtaking, but It's the People Who Make Syria So Special, Says Bruce Palling
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 6, 2010
Subjects: Ancient Roman civilization, Department stores, Harrods
...staggeringly wellpreserved ancient sites, and you begin...have tuned in to Syria. In Damascus, we...Quarter of the old City. We spent our first...each evening. The city has all the treasures...and enter the Lost Cities zone. This consists...World. Northern Syria was the largest producer...Al-Hayr and, at Palmyra, the greatest collection...
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encyclopedia articles on: Palmyra Ancient City Syria  - 3 results

 
 
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Palmyra , Ancient City, Syria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALMYRA , ancient city, Syria palmi r , ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site...the Syrian Desert, 130 mi (209 km) NE of Damascus, Palmyra was important in Syrian-Babylonian trade by the 1st...
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Dura , Ancient City, Syria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DURA , ancient city, Syria door or Europus yooro p s, ancient city of Syria, on the Euphrates River and E of Palmyra, sometimes called Dura-Europus or Dura-Europos. Founded (c.300 b.c.) by a general of Seleucus I, it prospered...
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Homs
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...homs or Hims hims, city (1995 est. pop...governorate, W central Syria, on the Orontes...woolen textiles. The city is a road and rail...oil refinery. In ancient times Homs, then...forces of Zenobia of Palmyra there in 272. The...Nations mandate. The city has a university...


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