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20.2.12

Ruins of Palmyra

Palmyra, located in modern Syria, once a flourishing interface between the Silk Road and the Mediterranean, was besieged and sacked by the Romans in 272CE.
Posted by R.J. Stone at 19:14
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Labels: archaeological ruins, history, images, Palmyra, Syria

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