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Palmyra
Palmyra (Tadmur, City of Palms) Ancient oasis city, in the Syrian Desert. By the 1st century
bc, it had become a city-state by controlling the trade routes between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean. In
c.ad 30, it became a Roman dependency. By the 2nd century
ad, Palmyra's influence had spread to Armenia. In 267,
Zenobia became queen, the empire expanded, and she severed the state's links with Rome. In ad 273, Roman Emperor Aurelian laid waste to the city, which was afterwards largely forgotten. Today, tourists visit its extensive ruins.
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Palmyra Might Join L-L ; It Currently Is The Only Lebanon County School Not In The League.
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 1/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Lebanon League could be expanding. Palmyra, the only senior high school in Lebanon...starting with the 2010-2011 season. Palmyra, which currently competes in the Mid...the league. "That rumor is true," Palmyra athletic director Brian Weidler confirmed...
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Palmyra owners may sell
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 11/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...paradise with a dangerous heart," isolated Palmyra Atoll, steeped in tales of murder and...Wildlife Service are negotiating to buy Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of Hawaii...It represents points in the history of Palmyra," said Robert Smith, Pacific islands...
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Getting around Palmyra. (short story)
Magazine article from: The Antioch Review; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...to draw a fine line with his roommate Palmyra. For example, right now she wants him...phone booth) interrupts. At that point, Palmyra can say breezily to the Gorton Fisherman...message," Stuart says. "Well, yes," Palmyra says, biting her red lips. "I have...
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Palmyra eyes grant for fire equipment Selectmen seek voter approval to use $5,000 local match to receive $50,000
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 3/2/2002; ; 682 words
; PALMYRA - It's not often that a town can get...morning. That's why Chute appealed to Palmyra selectmen earlier this week to apply for...expenditure. "This is a great opportunity for Palmyra," Chute said Friday. He said that as...
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Palmyra to vote on buying recycling truck
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 10/18/2005; ; 688 words
; PALMYRA - When Palmyra voters determine Thursday whether the town will buy a new, small...offer curbside service but wants to expand its program. Meanwhile, Palmyra's truck is falling apart. Even before Palmyra could take on any...
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Palmyra picking up the pace Peaceful village in the Kettle Moraine embarking on projects to enhance its downtown
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/19/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the corner of 2nd and Main streets in Palmyra. They've spent a lot of that time waving...Forest in southeastern Jefferson County, Palmyra claims to be "The Heartbeat of the Kettle...and Milwaukee areas," said Garity. Palmyra is about 60 miles southwest of Milwaukee...
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SENATOR INOUYE ANNOUNCES $8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TOWARD PURCHASE OF PALMYRA ATOLL FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 1/6/1999; 620 words
; ...MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TOWARD PURSE OF PALMYRA ATOLL FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE January...the purchase of the privately-owned Palmyra Atoll for addition to the U.S. Fish...Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Palmyra Atoll is about 1000 miles south of Honolulu...
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Closings, questions unite Palmyra-area companies
Magazine article from: Central Penn Business Journal; 6/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; The Palmyra Area Business Association will get business...at 30 E. Main St. closed in downtown Palmyra in the past two years. Speece's Grocery...retirements, not a poor business climate in Palmyra, said Pat Waybright, PABA's vice president...
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Solanco falls to Palmyra; Garden Spot defeats L-S
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 12/28/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...with Garden Spot, Lampeter-Strasburg, Palmyra and Solanco, the four teams that made...was forced to open Tuesday night with Palmyra, which isn't what any doctor would...30 matching Garden Spot (7-3) with Palmyra (8-3). Solanco (6-3) will meet...
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Profile: Unspoiled tropical island of Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 7/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Profile: Unspoiled tropical island of Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean Host: BOB...announced plans to buy an atoll called Palmyra in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the...thousand miles, a Hawaiian king claimed Palmyra in the 1860s. And when Congress later...
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Palmyra
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
PALMYRA ancient city in an oasis of the northern...of Tadmur (or Tamar, city of dates), Palmyra's ancient and modern name, goes back...came under Roman control and was renamed Palmyra (city of palms). During the Pax Romana...
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palmyra
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
palmyra palm, Borassus flabellifer . XVII. Formerly palmero , palmeiro — Pg. palmeira , Sp. palmera , It. palmero , f. palma PALM1 ; the present sp. suggests assim. to Palmyra , name of a city in Syria.
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Palmyra palm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Palmyra palm see palm .
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Septimius Odenathus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Septimius Odenathus , d. 267, king of Palmyra. His family (the Septimii) had dominated Palmyra for many years, and Odenathus by his policy...Odenathus' main interest was to protect Palmyra's trade with the East against the Persians...
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Zenobia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...for the third-century warrior queen of Palmyra. The scarcity of detail concerning all...in the north of Syria, the people of Palmyra realized that they would be unable to...suited the decentralized Empire. As Palmyra became increasingly autonomous, Septimius...
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