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- Although autonomous for much of its history, Palmyra came under Roman control by the time of the emperor Tiberius (reigned 14–37 ce). After visiting the city (c. 129), the emperor Hadrian declared it a civitas libera (“free city”), and it was later granted by the emperor Caracalla the title of colonia, with exemption from taxes.
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Toward the end of the second century, Palmyra began a steady transition from a traditional Greek city-state to a monarchy due to the increasing militarization of the city and the deteriorating economic situation; [234] the Severan ascension to the imperial throne in Rome played a major role in Palmyra's transition: [232]
Sep 4, 2024 · In May 2015 the extremist group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took control of Palmyra. Because ISIL had previously demolished and looted archaeological sites under its control, there was considerable fear that monuments in Palmyra would be destroyed as well.
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Jan 12, 2018 · Originally founded near a fertile natural oasis, it was established sometime during the third millennium B.C. as the settlement of Tadmor, and it became a leading city of the Near East and a...
Aug 10, 2021 · As the Roman Empire expanded in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, Palmyra became one of its provinces. The relationship between the city and Rome developed over time, with Palmyra managing to retain a high level of independence. The city’s most infamous figure was Queen Zenobia.
6 days ago · The Syrian oasis city Tadmor, better known as Palmyra, has received by far the most attention within scholarship on the Roman Near East over recent decades. New evidence and recent research allow us to better understand many aspects of Palmyra on its own terms, but it also has highlighted the lack of synthetically published data from Palmyra itself and from broader comparative settings. In ...
Mar 28, 2016 · Male Agrippa’s gift to his city, the Temple of Baal Shamin, was destroyed by the Islamic State last year, along with the Temple of Bel, Palmyra’s largest and most important temple, and the ...
Mar 31, 2016 · During the reign of Tiberius, Palmyra became part of Roman Syria, was proclaimed a free city by the Emperor Hadrian, and then transformed into a colony during Caracalla’s reign. Over these centuries, Palmyra continued to prosper due to its position on the trade route that connected the Roman Empire with the East.
