Eventi
Palmyra began to expand beyond its northern bankThe tower tombs in the Valley of Tombs and city temples began to be builtPompey organised a series of Roman provinces along the eastern coastline of the MediterraneanPalmyra gained control of Arabia's southern trade routesPalmyrenes built a trade route to the EuphratesHadrian visited Palmyra and gave the city tax-exempt statusApex of Palmyra's power and influencePalmyra was captured by Emperor Aurelian
• Palmyra rebelled
• The city was then sacked
• Palmyra was reduced to a key military outpostPeriodi
Hellenistic Seleucid periodRoman period1st Century CE
• Palmyra was annexed by Emperor Tiberius
• Romans defined the city's boundaries
• Palmyra mostly retained internal independence
• Intensive construction (walls and the Temple of Bel)2nd Century CE
• Expansion of Palmyra
• Inclusion in trade routes3rd Century CE
• Rome faced a series of crises
• (e.g. civil war & plagues)
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