LibGuides: History: Palmyra and the Silk Road (Prelim)

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History Today Magazine

History Today The Christopher Brennan Library has an online subscription to History Today. Use the Passwords Libguide to access login details. The latest issue (not for loan) and past issues are available in print form in the library.

Images

McCullars, S., The Temple of Bol, Palmyra, Syria. [image], https://school.eb.com.au/levels/high/assembly/view/198701 (accessed 5 April 2018).

OPIS Zagreb, The Temple of Baal Shamen, Palmyra, Syria. [image], https://school.eb.com.au/levels/high/assembly/view/206257 (accessed 5 April 2018).

RCH Fotolia, Monumental arch on the Grand Colonnade, Palmyra, Syria. [image], https://school.eb.com.au/levels/high/assembly/view/198699 (accessed 5 April 2018).

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Useful Weblinks

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: Silk Road - Palmyra
Palmyra
This entry by Janice J. Terry is published in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World: Prehistory to 600 CE and is accessible via the College's subscription to Ancient and Medieval History database.
Palmyra
This entry by Edward D. English is published in Encyclopedia of the Medieval World, vol. 2 and is accessible via the College's subscription to Ancient and Medieval History database.
Palmyra as a Caravan City
This weblink is to an article by Albert E. Dien from Stanford University.
The Women of Palmyra--Textile Workshops and the Influence of the Silk Trade in Roman Syria
This article was written by Cynthia Finlayson, Ph.D., R.P.A., Assistant Professor-Art History & Curatorial Studies Brigham Young University.
Palmyrian Tariff
The State Hermitage Museum contains the Palmyrian Tariff, a stone slab with an inscription in Greek and Aramaic.
The Tax Law of Palmyra: Evidence for Economic History in a City of the Roman East
This article by J.F. Matthews featured in The Journal of Roman Studies is accessible via the College's subscription to JStor.
Ancient Palmyra
This weblink is to the website The Iris: Behind the Scenes at the Getty. Follow the link to stories and perspectives that complement the online exhibition 'The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra'.

Videos

Ancient Silk Road Map

Amazing Iran. (2021). Ancient Silk Road. [image]. https://www.amazing-iran.com/silk-road/