Includes pictures *Profiles Palmyra's origins, its relationship with Rome, its culture, and more *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "At the ...

PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — The stately remnants of 2,000-year-old columns and temples rise from the sand in the ancient city of Palmyra, known to locals as the “Bride of the Desert.” Once the capital of a ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars of ISIS attacks and more than a decade of Syria's civil war. It also carries Syrian hopes of ...

View of the ruins at Palmyra, Syria, in 2010 (photo by Marc Veraart, via Flickr) The UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the UN cultural agency, “offers the consummate example of an ancient ...

Palmyra's ancient theater, seen on Feb. 21, was used by ISIS for public executions during the group's takeover of the region. Syrians are hoping for a return of tourists now that the country has ...

Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road... PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the ...