Geography and History
Where is Palmyra located?
Western Syria
The most often quoted source about Palmyra?
Historia Augusta
When was the height of Palmyra's economic power?
3rd Century BC
What is the term used to express an area with many different cultures
multicultural
Who was a loyal king to Rome?
Odaenathus
What two great civilisations was Palmyra located near?
Rome in the west and the Parthian cultures in the east
What terrorist organisation in 2015 destroyed monuments in Palmyra?
ISIS
What was Palmyra's two bilingual languages?
A monumental script and Mesopotamian cursive.
camels
What were goods carried overland on the Sil Road?
Who was Zenobia's son?
Vaballathus.
Who was Palmyra originally under control of?
Seleucid kings
What monument was cut into thirds?
Tariff
What was Palmyra's two forms of writing?
A monumental script and Mesopotamian cursive.
China
Where did the silk routes begin?
Where did Zenobia have coins minted with her son's image?
Antioch
What was Palmyra well known for?
A great trading centre
Who was the curator of Palmyra murdered by ISIS
Khaled al-Assad
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?
What Roman province did Zenobia first invade?
Egypt
Palmyra was originally known as a?
What temple is dedicated to a divine triad?
Temple of Bel
What language was not in common use in Palmyra?
Latin
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?
What Roman Emperor defeated Zenobia?
Aurelian