Docletian City-Wall (Palmyra (Tadmur))

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 ruins, fortification, city wall, 3rd century constructions
After the fall of the border fortress Dura Europos (Euphrates River) in 256, Palmyra changed from a trade-center to an important strategic borderpost of the Roman Empire against the Sassanides. The city was enlarged and strengthened unter Diocletian 283-305 with a large city wall. Enforced under Justinian 527-65; the decline of Palmyra in the following centuries led to the decay of the city wall under Ottoman rule. Rebuilt in recent decades.
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Coordinates:   34°33'2"N   38°16'7"E
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