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Biblical-themed exhibit inaugurated at Roman site under Damascus Gate in Jerusalem
A 2nd-century gate in the Old City's Muslim Quarter offers a glimpse into the capital's multilayered history -- and complex present ...
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Zenobia, the Rebel Queen Who Took On Rome
Located in the middle of modern-day Syria, around 130 miles northeast of Damascus, Palmyra had prospered since coming under Roman control in the first century A.D. Sitting at the crossroads ...
A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to
As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...
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Mosaic depicting St Paul
One day Saul was traveling from Jerusalem on the road to Damascus. There ... Paul traveled some 10,000 miles across the Roman Empire, preaching in cities that were brimming with the poorest ...
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Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra
One of Syria’s six UNESCO World Heritage sites, Palmyra was once a key hub to the ancient Silk Road network linking the Roman and Parthian empires to Asia. Located in the Syrian desert ...