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On the Ground in Palmyra, Where a Syrian Archaeological Gem Hopes for a Revival
In one of the most gruesome videos to come out of Islamic State’s reign in Syria and Iraq, masked militants publicly executed 25 kneeling captives on the stage of Palmyra’s Roman Theatre ...
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Experts call for restoration of Syria’s heritage sites, including the Roman ruins at Palmyra
The capital of an Arab client state under the Roman Empire, Palmyra holds particular significance ... noting that at the theatre (the Tetrapylon) and other ruins along the main colonnaded street ...