Geography and History
Western Syria
Where is Palmyra located?
Historia Augusta
The most often quoted source about Palmyra?
3rd Century BC
syncretistic culture
What is the term used to express an area with many different cultures
Odaenathus
Who was a loyal king to Rome?
Rome in the west and the Parthian cultures in the east
What two great civilisations was Palmyra located near?
ISIS
What terrorist organisation in 2015 destroyed monuments in Palmyra?
Greek and a Palmyrene dialect of Aramaic.
What was Palmyra's two bilingual languages?
camels
What were goods carried overland on the Sil Road?
Vaballathus.
Who was Zenobia's son?
Seleucid kings
Who was Palmyra originally under control of?
The Arch of Triumph
What Palmyra monument has recently been replicated with 3D imaging to be displayed in Trafalgar square?
A monumental script and Mesopotamian cursive.
What was Palmyra's two forms of writing?
China
Where did the silk routes begin?
Antioch
Where did Zenobia have coins minted with her son's image?
A great trading centre
What was Palmyra well known for?
Khaled al-Assad
Who was the curator of Palmyra murdered by ISIS
Baal Shamin was Syro-Phoenician in origin, while Bel was Mesopotamian.
What were the two major deities of Palmyra?
Tariff of Palmyra
What is the name of the list created naming the municipal taxes to be paid on import and exports of the caravan trade?
Egypt
What Roman province did Zenobia first invade?
A small caravan settlement
Palmyra was originally known as a?
Temple of Bel
What temple is dedicated to a divine triad?
Latin
What language was not in common use in Palmyra?
Along the Great Colonnade or the Agora
Where were statues commemorating individuals who assisted the formation and operation of the caravans along the Silk Road placed in Palmyra?
Aurelian
What Roman Emperor defeated Zenobia?