Palmyra - On Trading and Military Routes tobthe "Bride of the Desert" Pt. 2 (24/39)

Palmyra - On Trading and Military Routes tobthe "Bride of the Desert" Pt. 2 (24/39)

Palmyra, the biblical Tadmor, had  become in the late Hellenistic era a rapidly growing centre for caravan trade. In the Roman age it developed into a state of its own; as it became increasingly independent from Rome, it went on to become the most important trading centre between Roman Syria and the land of the Parthians.

In its heyday the oasis city of Palmyra was able to display its incomparable wealth in magnificent temples, in a theatre, in a splendid columned street, in baths and in government buildings. Today the ruins still testify to the glory and the splendour, the luxury of this unique centre.

Under Empress Zenobia both city and land even engaged in battle against the Romans. The Empress sent soldiers as far as  Egypt and wanted to establish her own Empire next to that of the Romans.

Palmyra, das biblische Tadmor, war in der späthellenistischen Zeit ein rasch wachsender Mittelpunkt des Karawanenhandels geworden. In der römischen Zeit entwickelte es sich zu einem eigenen Staatswesen, das zunehmend unabhängig von Rom, das wichtigste Handelszentrum zwischen dem römischen Syrien und dem Land der Parther wurde.

Die Oasenstadt Palmyra konnte zu ihrer Blütezeit ihren unvergleichlichen Reichtum in großartigen Tempeln, einem Theater, in einer grandiosen Säulenstraße, in Bädern und Verwaltungsbauten dokumentieren. Noch heute lassen die Ruinen den Glanz und die Pracht, den Luxus dieses einzigartigen Zentrums ahnen.

Unter der Kaiserin Zenobia traten Stadt und Land sogar gegen die Römer an. Die Kaiserin entsandte Soldaten bis nach Ägypten und wollte ein eigenes neben dem römischen Reich etablieren.

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