Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure

Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure

Title: Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure | Author(s): Paul Veyne, Teresa Lavender Fagan | Publisher: University of Chicago Press | Year: 2017 | Edition: 1 | Language: English | Pages : 111 | ISBN: 022642782X, 9780226427829 | Size: 4 MB | Extension: pdf 
Located northeast of Damascus, in an oasis surrounded by palms and two mountain ranges, the ancient city of Palmyra has the aura of myth. According to the Bible, the city was built by Solomon. Regardless of its actual origins, it was an influential city, serving for centuries as a caravan stop for those crossing the Syrian Desert. It became a Roman province under Tiberius and served as the most powerful commercial center in the Middle East between the first and the third centuries CE. But when the citizens of…