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Palmyra

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Palmyra: the modern destruction of an ancient ...

Temple of Baal Shamin, 1st century C.E. (Palmyra—in modern Syria) (photo: Verity Cridland, CC BY 2.0) — […]

Temple of Baalshamin, Palmyra

Palmyrene funerary relief of Viria Phoebe and Gaius Vurus, c. 50-150 C.E., limestone, 47.5 x 52 x 25 cm © Trustees of the British Museum — […]

Palmyrene Funerary Portraiture

Palmyra’s divine triad: Baalshamin, with the Moon god Aglibol on his right and the Sun-god Yarhibol at left, discovered at Bir Wereb, near Palmyra, 60 cm high (Louvre, Paris) (photo: Emmanuel PIERRE, CC BY-SA 3.0) — […]

Temple of Bel, Palmyra

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