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Category : Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Antiquities of Palmyra
Author: Abednego SellerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Antiquities of Palmyra, Containing the History of the City and Its Emperors, from Its Foundation to the Present Time
Author: The Antiquities of Palmyra, Containing the History of the City, and Its Emperors
Author: The Antiquities of Palmyra
Author: Abednego SellerThe Antiquities of Palmyra
Author: Abednego SellerThe Antiquities of Palmyra, Alias Tadmor, Built by King Solomon; Containing the History of the City and Its Emperors ... The Second Edition. [The Dedication Signed: Ab. Sellerus.].
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Author: Abednego SellerThe Antiquities of Palmyra, Aliàs Tadmore, Built by King Solomon
Author: Abednego SellerPublisher:
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Category : Tadmur (Syria)
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Antiquities of Palmyra, Aliàs Tadmore, Built by King Solomon
Author: Abednego SellerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tadmur (Syria)
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Antiquities of Palmyra Containng the History of the City, and Its Emperors from Its Foundation to the Present Time, with an Appendix of Critical Observations on the Names... and a Commentary on the Inscriptions Lately Found There
Author: Abednego SellerPalmyra
Author: Paul VeynePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022660005X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
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 Palmyra tried to break away from Rome, they were defeated, marking the end of the city’s prosperity. The magnificent monuments from that earlier era of wealth, a resplendent blend of Greco-Roman architecture and local influences, stretched over miles and were among the most significant buildings of the ancient world—until the arrival of ISIS. In 2015, ISIS fought to gain control of the area because it was home to a prison where many members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood had been held, and ISIS went on to systematically destroy the city and murder many of its inhabitants, including the archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad, the antiquities director of Palymra. In this concise and elegiac book, Paul Veyne, one of Palymra’s most important experts, offers a beautiful and moving look at the history of this significant lost city and why it was—and still is—important. Today, we can appreciate the majesty of Palmyra only through its pictures and stories, and this book offers a beautifully illustrated memorial that also serves as a lasting guide to a cultural treasure.