Modern Day Palmyra
Who is currently in control of modern Palmyra?
Free-Syrian army
who was zenobia
how many major temples are there at the site of palmyra
Four major temples
What iconic trade route ran through Palmyra?
The silk road
What modern settlement is half a mile east of ancient Palmyra?
Tadmor
When did she die?
Sometime after 274BC
when was the site of Palmyra first recorded
In first century AD
What year did isis initally gain control of Palmyra?
2015
What did rome do to zenobia that was extremly rare
What are the common types of artefacts found at palmyra
Inscriptions/texts and artworks such as funerary busts
How did Palmyra profit from the traders passing through?
Tax
What modern war/conflict erased many ancient buildings in Palmyra?
Syrian civil war
how did rome treat her when she got captured
Chained her in gold and and paraded her around
Why was Palmyra so important?
Cultural exchange and trade
What year was Palmyra discovered by the western world
1691
What object shows the expansion of the Palmyra empire?
Coin of Zenobias head on it