#BSSCreate , Series 1: Preserving our Heritage; Part I #PreservingPalmyra
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Through this series of digital collages, #BSS wants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that falls in the geographical center of Syria. It was established as the settlement of Tadmor sometime during the third millennium B.C., near a fertile natural oasis, and it grew to become a leading city of the Near East and a major trading post on the Silk Road.
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Keep an eye out for this space to see the rest of the series.
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📸 @hillethomasson
🖌 @orwa_x
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Through this series of digital collages, #BSS wants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that falls in the geographical center of Syria. It was established as the settlement of Tadmor sometime during the third millennium B.C., near a fertile natural oasis, and it grew to become a leading city of the Near East and a major trading post on the Silk Road.
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Keep an eye out for this space to see the rest of the series.
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📸 @hillethomasson
🖌 @orwa_x
#BSSCreate , Series 1: Preserving our Heritage; Part I.II #PreservingPalmyra
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Through this series of digital collages, #BSS wants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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Throughout its history, Palmyra fell under the rule of multiple empires and cultures. As a result, its architecture combines elements of Greek, Roman, Aramean and Arab styles, making it all the more significant to archeologists and historians, namely Syrian historian Khaled al-Asaad who acted as the unofficial caretaker for the site.
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Keep an eye out for this space to see the rest of the series.
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Through this series of digital collages, #BSS wants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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Throughout its history, Palmyra fell under the rule of multiple empires and cultures. As a result, its architecture combines elements of Greek, Roman, Aramean and Arab styles, making it all the more significant to archeologists and historians, namely Syrian historian Khaled al-Asaad who acted as the unofficial caretaker for the site.
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Keep an eye out for this space to see the rest of the series.
#BSSCreate , Series 1: Preserving our Heritage; Part I.III #PreservingPalmyra
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Through this series of digital collages, #BSS wants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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The name Palmyra is believed to be the Latinized form of the original Arabic name of Tadmor (تدمر), which is related to the word for “date palm.”
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There is a dire need for the development of a conservation and restoration plan that will fully address the complexities associated with this precious site
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Keep an eye out for this space to see the rest of the series.
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📸 unknown
🖌 @the.chucky.chuck
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Through this series of digital collages, #BSS wants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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The name Palmyra is believed to be the Latinized form of the original Arabic name of Tadmor (تدمر), which is related to the word for “date palm.”
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There is a dire need for the development of a conservation and restoration plan that will fully address the complexities associated with this precious site
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Keep an eye out for this space to see the rest of the series.
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📸 unknown
🖌 @the.chucky.chuck
#BSSCreate by @the.chucky.chuck
A bonus for the #PreservingPalmyraseries
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Through this series of digital collages titled Preserving Our Heritage, #BSSwants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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Zanoubia, Queen of Palmyra. She ruled the Roman colony from 267 til 272 AD after her husband Odaenathus and his eldest son (by his former wife), Herodes, were assassinated. She became regent for her own young son Wahballat.
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Unlike her husband, who settled for ruling the east on behalf of the Roman Empire, Zanoubia was was insatiable. In 269 she seized Egypt, then conquered much of Asia Minor and declared her independence from Rome and even conquered several of Rome’s eastern provinces. She was subjugated by the emperor Aurelian (ruled 270–275) in what today is Ankara, Turkey.
A bonus for the #PreservingPalmyraseries
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Through this series of digital collages titled Preserving Our Heritage, #BSSwants to capture the beauty of Syria’s ancient history, while also highlighting its evolution.
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Zanoubia, Queen of Palmyra. She ruled the Roman colony from 267 til 272 AD after her husband Odaenathus and his eldest son (by his former wife), Herodes, were assassinated. She became regent for her own young son Wahballat.
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Unlike her husband, who settled for ruling the east on behalf of the Roman Empire, Zanoubia was was insatiable. In 269 she seized Egypt, then conquered much of Asia Minor and declared her independence from Rome and even conquered several of Rome’s eastern provinces. She was subjugated by the emperor Aurelian (ruled 270–275) in what today is Ankara, Turkey.
