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Palmyra

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, H. Kopp, Thomas Carlson, B. Siewert-Mayer, Gabriel Bodard, R. Talbert, Adam Prins, Valeria Vitale, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, David Michelson, R. Warner, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa

Last modified Oct 28, 2020 11:21 AM — History

tags: dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement, UWHS, extant remains, dare:ancient=1

An ancient oasis and trading city with monumental remains, located in modern Syria. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668331

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
34.5521005265, 38.265706528

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Colonia Hadr. Ant. P. (Georgian, 140 BC - AD 640)
- Ἁδριανοπόλις (Hadrianopolis: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 850)
- I Illyricorum garrison (Latin, AD 284 - AD 640)
- I Illyrorum garrison (English, 140 BC - AD 640)
- Πάλμυρα (Palmyra: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 850)
- Palmyra (Latin, 30 BC - Present)
- Palmyra (Ancient Greek, 1450 BC - AD 2000)
- Tadmar (Akkadian, 1600 BC - 540 BC)
- Tadmir (Hittite, 1450 BC - 1200 BC)
- תַּדְמֹר (Tadmor: Ancient Hebrew, 550 BC - 330 BC)
- تدمر (Tadmur: Arabic, modern)
- Tadmur (Akkadian, 1600 BC - AD 2000)
- Tadmur (Modern Standard Arabic, 1600 BC - AD 2000)
- Tadmuru (Akkadian, 540 BC - 330 BC)
- Θαδάμορα (Thadamora: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
Ethnic Names:
- Παλμυρηνός (Palmyrenos: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 850)

Palmyra makes connections with:

Palmyra connection Strata Diocletiana (unspecified date range)

Palmyra receives connections from:

Temple of Al-Lat at Palmyra located at Palmyra (330 BC - AD 640)
Theatre of Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
Camp of Diocletian at Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
Temple of Nabu at Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
Temple of Ba'al at Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
Agora of Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)

Place type:
urban area, oasis, settlement, station (road or coastal)

References:

Evidence:

TP (Talbert: CUP) 9C5 (Talbert 527)

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Related:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 68 F4 Palmyra/Thadamora/Hadrianopolis

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tudmur

Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 under criteria i, ii, and iv of UNESCO's World Heritage List Operational Guidelines.

Specific archaeological components include:

Art and architecture which in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD combined cultural influences from Graeco-Roman,local, and Persian traditions
A 1100 meter-long grand colonnaded street
Temple of Ba'al, Camp of Diocletian, an ancient Agora, and theatre
Various other temples and urban quarters
Unique examples of funerary sculpture which combine Graeco-Roman art with indigenous elements and Persian influence
Remains of a Roman aqueduct and immense necropoleis

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Suggested citation:
J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, H. Kopp, Thomas Carlson, B. Siewert-Mayer, Gabriel Bodard, R. Talbert, Adam Prins, Valeria Vitale, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, David Michelson, R. Warner, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Palmyra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668331> [accessed: 14 April 2021]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668331 |title=Places: 668331 (Palmyra) |author=Brown, J., P. Gatier |accessdate=April 14, 2021 2:10 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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