When was Palmyra first recorded in historical tablets?
Records of the name Tadmor appear in 18th-century BC tablets from Mari written in cuneiform as Ta-ad-mi-ir. Assyrian inscriptions from the 11th century BC record it as Ta-ad-mar.
Records of the name Tadmor appear in 18th-century BC tablets from Mari written in cuneiform as Ta-ad-mi-ir. Assyrian inscriptions from the 11th century BC record it as Ta-ad-mar.
Odaenathus declared himself king prior to the battle against Shapur I later in 260. He won a decisive victory near the banks of the Euphrates forcing Persians to retreat and received the title Imperator Totius Orientis.
On the 23rd of May 2015 Islamic State militants destroyed Lion of Al-lāt and other statues. IS destroyed Temple of Baalshamin on the 23rd of August 2015 and the cella of Temple of Bel on the 30th of August 2015.
The city became part of the Roman Empire around 14 AD under Emperor Tiberius. Roman authority remained minimal during the first century though tax collectors resided there and a road connecting Palmyra and Sura was built in AD 75.
Palmyrenes worshiped local Semitic Mesopotopian and Arab deities throughout classical period. The Temple of Bel sanctuary plan preserved elements of temples from Ebla and Ugarit including a giant lion relief called Lion of Al-lāt.