Wednesday 30 March 2016

Palmyra is not a war trophy (Chris Doyle, Al Arabiya)

The Bride of the Desert has been fought over multiple times in her remarkable historical journey. Queen Zenobia held off the Romans until the latter sacked the city in 273. The remains of Diocletian’s Roman camp can still be seen on the edge of Palmyra.

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