| palmyra01 jpg[470×303] elusive and highly romanticized goal of travelers over the centuries even today a visit to Palmyra is an experience which alone makes the trip to Syria worthwhile Palmyra s local name is Tadmor and it has been a settlement since Neolithic times From about 1000B C For about one millennium it was an Assyrian caravan town and Publishing origin | |
| 1380825 Palmyra Roman Site[329×500] Send Photo to a Friend Publishing origin | |
| palmyra03 jpg[470×237] on the flourishing caravan trade The Romans called it Palmyra the place of Palms In 1089A D the Palmyra was totally destroyed by an earthquake The city s most famous ruler was the warrior Queen Zenobia said to be a descendant of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra Half Greek and half Arab this astonishing woman Publishing origin | |
| palmyra02 jpg[470×321] of the main street The city s museum situated between the ruins and the new town contains many statues and objects which have been excavated from the site About Syria | Publishing origin | |
| palmyra atoll 91 jpg[1950×1156] Palmyra Atoll Navigation Chart U Texas Publishing origin | |
| ho palmyra14 jpg[274×400] Designs on the wall of the Temple of Bel at Palmyra Publishing origin | |
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| palmyra pictures 6 jpg[600×400] The Valley of the Tombs Palmyra This valley contains many and various multi level burial towers known as the Towers of Yemliko Publishing origin | |
| palmyra syria jpg[400×280] Who Wants an Ancient Jar of Baby ca 2nd C AD By The Scribe on November 2007 Amongst the ruins of the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra archaeologists came across an ancient glass jar which held some rather curious contents the ashes of a baby This kind of item had Publishing origin | |
| palmyra atoll 1970 jpg[424×211] Palmyra Atoll Map U Texas Publishing origin |