Palmyra

Palmyra is an ancient city in the eastern part of the Levant, now in the center of modern Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BC. Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first c…
Palmyra is an ancient city in the eastern part of the Levant, now in the center of modern Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BC. Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first century AD.
  • Location: Tadmur, Homs Governorate, Syria
  • Alternative name: Tadmor
  • Region: Syrian Desert
  • Part of: Palmyrene Empire
  • Area: 80 ha (200 acres)
  • Founded: 3rd millennium BC
  • Abandoned: 1932
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