We can't stress enough how vital Palmyra's site and location were in antiquity, reaching its absolute heydays under Queen Zenobia in the second half of the 3rd century AD.
Luckily, I am not the only one to be in awe at this grandeur that has now been destroyed (see: The glorious days of Palmyra). I recently came across this great article published in the Mediterraneo Antiguo under the title Palmyra: The Dream of the Queen of the Desert. Unfortunately, the attached PDF report is in Spanish, but that should not be a problem for those interested. Note the reverence to the great archaeologist Khaled el-Asaad at the end.
Thank you, Mario Villanueva Agudo, for sharing this with the world.
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