Palmyra
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Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, H. Kopp, W. Röllig, Thomas Carlson, B. Siewert-Mayer, Gabriel Bodard, Rune Rattenborg, R. Talbert, Adam Prins, Valeria Vitale, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, David Michelson, R. Warner, Ingrid Luo, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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History
An ancient oasis and trading city with monumental remains, located in modern Syria. Under Zenobia, Palmyra was the capital of the breakaway Palmyrene Empire, leading to Aurelian's razing of the city. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668331
34.5528093938, 38.2648672156
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Palmyra (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- CIGS location of Tadmur (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Colonia Hadr. Ant. P. (Latin, 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)
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- Παλμυρηνός (Palmyrenos: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 850)
- Palmyra connection Strata Diocletiana (unspecified date range)
- Agora of Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
- Camp of Diocletian at Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
- Temple of Al-Lat at Palmyra located at Palmyra (330 BC - AD 640)
- Temple of Ba'al at Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
- Temple of Baalshamin located at Palmyra (200 BC - AD 300)
- Temple of Nabu at Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
- Theatre of Palmyra located at Palmyra (unspecified date range)
urban area, oasis, settlement, archaeological site, station (road or coastal)
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- Andrade 2013
- BAtlas 68 F4 Palmyra/Thadamora/Hadrianopolis
- Baird 2022
- Baird 2023
- Bobou 2021
- Bobou et al. 2022
- Bryce 2014
- Edwell 2008
- Gawlikowski 2010
- Ingholt 1936
- Ingholt 2021
- Kropp 2016
- Meyer et al. 2016
- Michałowski et al. 1960-1984
- New Pauly Palmyra
- PECS (Perseus) PALMYRA (Tadmor) Syria
- Pollard 2000
- Raja 2022
- Raja 2022a
- Raja 2024
- Ships of the Desert and Ships of the Sea
- Smith 1854 (Perseus) PALMYRA
- Smith 2013
- Sommer 2020
- Starcky 1985 33-36
- Stark 1971
- Tanabe 1986
- ToposText Palmyra (Syria)
- Veyne 2017
- WHL 23: Site of Palmyra
- Wiegand 1932
- Wikipedia (English) Palmyra
- Will 1992 30-46
- Wood 1753
- al-Bunnī 1989
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 68 F4 Palmyra/Thadamora/Hadrianopolis
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
J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, H. Kopp, W. Röllig, Thomas Carlson, B. Siewert-Mayer, Gabriel Bodard, Rune Rattenborg, R. Talbert, Adam Prins, Valeria Vitale, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, David Michelson, R. Warner, Ingrid Luo, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Palmyra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668331> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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