Palmyra Or Tadmur Ancient Aramaic Temple Ruins Of Ba'al From 1st to the 2nd Century AD, Damascus Central Syria The Middle East


Palmyra was an ancient Aramaic city Of Syria or Persia Near An Oasis 200 km from Damascus, and most famous for its ancient temple ruins to the god Ba'al a name which refers to any ancient god. There had been a temple city at Palmyra for around 2000 years (2nd millennium BC) long Ago well before the Romans eventually Arrived, In Its Current form a large stone-walled chamber with columns outside, is much closer to the sort of Ancient Architecture attributed to Solomon Persia And Greece than to Roman . A Hellenistic temple by origin with many shrines a colonnaded street, monumental arch's, Greco-Roman stone theater all still survive.


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Location: Palmyra Ruins Near Damascus Central Syria In The Middle East
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