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Palmyra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Palmyra , ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. An oasis N of the Syrian Desert, 130 mi (209 km) NE of Damascus, Palmyra was important in Syrian-Babylonian trade by the 1st cent. BC Palmyra became of true importance only after Roman control was established (c.AD 30). Local tribes vied for control, which fell to the Septimii by the 3d cent. AD Septimius Odenathus built Palmyra into a strong autonomous state that practically embraced the Eastern Empire, including Syria, NW Mesopotamia, and W Armenia. After his death his widow, Zenobia , briefly... Read more
Palmyra
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Palmyra, Line Islands, Syria, USA 1. Line Islands: a Pacific Ocean atoll discovered in 1802 by sailors aboard the American ship Palmyra .2. Syria: Palmyra is the Greek and Latin form of Tadmor or Tadmur, the pre‐Semitic name for the site which is still sometimes... Read more
Palmyra
World Encyclopedia Palmyra (Tadmur, City of Palms) Ancient oasis city, in the Syrian Desert. By the 1st century bc , it had become a city-state by...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 ... Read more

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Palmyra owners may sell
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 11/10/1998; ; 525 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, from...It represents points in the history of Palmyra," said Robert Smith, Pacific islands manager... Read more
Palmyra to vote on buying recycling truck
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 10/18/2005; ; 479 words ; PALMYRA - When Palmyra voters determine Thursday whether the town will buy a new, small-scale...not offer curbside service but wants to expand its program. Meanwhile, Palmyra's truck is falling apart. Even before Palmyra could take on any other... Read more
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; ; 455 words ; PALMYRA - It's not often that a town can get $50,000 worth of equipment...Chute said Friday morning. That's why Chute appealed to Palmyra selectmen earlier this week to apply for a federal grant...the $5,000 expenditure. "This is a great opportunity for Palmyra," Chute said Friday. He said that as a town ... Read more
Closings, questions unite Palmyra-area companies
Magazine article from: Central Penn Business Journal; 6/30/2006; ; 642 words ; The Palmyra Area Business Association will get business...Bros. 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... Read more
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; 500 words ; ...MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TOWARD PURSE OF PALMYRA ATOLL FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE January...toward the purchase of the privately-owned Palmyra Atoll for addition to the U.S. Fish and...Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Palmyra Atoll is about 1000 miles south of Honolulu... Read more
Newport Triangle firms keep spilling into Palmyra
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 3/1/2004; ; 598 words ; PALMYRA - The latest in a growing series of businesses to expand...Triangle business district along Route 2 and Route 100 in Palmyra held its grand opening celebration this weekend. Millennium...conference and miniconvention locations in the Newport-Palmyra area because of its central location. When the ... Read more
Ex-boxer, wife blazed trail back in Palmyra
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 9/13/2007; ; 498 words ; PROVO -- As a child, Palmyra Packer was persecuted and rejected because she...and grew up on the Joseph Smith Sr. farm near Palmyra, N.Y. (Joseph Smith Jr. established the religion in Palmyra in 1830. Within a few years persecution drove... Read more
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 EDWARDS...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... Read more
Arthropod surveys on Palmyra Atoll, Line Islands, and insights into the decline of the native tree Pisonia grandis (Nyctaginaceae) (1).
Magazine article from: Pacific Science; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Abstract: Palmyra Atoll, in the Line Islands of the equatorial...presumed main source of introductions to Palmyra. The overlap with previous historical...their mutualisms with nonnative ants on Palmyra Atoll. ********** AS BIOGEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS... Read more
Palmyra panel to weigh plan for Nokomis Pond protection
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 11/15/2007; ; 545 words ; PALMYRA - Concerned about the joint water source for Newport residents and a number of Palmyra businesses, Newport Water District officials appealed to Palmyra selectmen on Wednesday night to include some sort of protection for Nokomis Pond in their... Read more

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