Palmyra - Wikipedia Before 273 CE, Palmyra enjoyed autonomy and was attached to the Roman province of Syria, having its political organization influenced by the Greek city-state model during the first two centuries CE
Palmyra | History, Ruins Archaeology | Britannica Palmyra, ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus The name Palmyra, meaning “city of palm trees,” was conferred upon the city by its Roman rulers in the 1st century ce; Tadmur, Tadmor, or Tudmur, the pre-Semitic name of the site, is also still in use
Palmyra: the modern destruction of an ancient city - Smarthistory City of Palms 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
Palmyra (modern) - Wikipedia Palmyra ( ˌpɑːl - maɪrə ; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 Tadmor) is a city in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate It is located in an oasis in the middle of the Syrian Desert 215 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Damascus [2] and 180 kilometres (110 miles) southwest of the Euphrates River The ruins of ancient Palmyra
Site of Palmyra - UNESCO World Heritage Centre 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
Palmyra: The Desert Jewel That Challenged An Empire Explore Palmyra, the "Bride of the Desert," where ancient ruins tell story of a city that challenged Rome and thrived as a cultural crossroads of ancient world
Palmyra - Wikiwand Palmyra is an ancient city in central Syria It is located in the eastern part of the Levant, and archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and do
Palmyra - The Metropolitan Museum of Art After the Roman annexation of Nabataea in 106 A D , Palmyra replaced Petra as the leading Arab city in the Near East and its most important trading center About 129 A D , during the reign of Hadrian, Palmyra rose to the rank of a free city, and in 212 A D to that of a Roman colony
Palmyra: An Ancient Roman City in Syria - Ancient History Sites The ruins of Palmyra are located in the city of Palmyra, within the Homs Governorate of modern-day Syria This ancient site was developed primarily by the Palmyrene civilization, which flourished under Roman rule