The Syrian city of Palmyra will be familiar to many owing to the tragic destruction of its major monuments by Islamic State. While structures like the Temples of Bel and Baalshamin may be lost forever, their legacy can be traced in the accounts and stories of the litany of travellers to have reached the site. This presentation will uncover these often overlooked accounts of the city and scrutinise why these century old adventures still have relevance for the study of Palmyra today.
Rory McInnes-Gibbons is a third year PhD candidate in the Department of Classics & Ancient History at Durham University and is currently putting the finishing touches to a thesis entitled, “The Reception of the Ruins of Palmyra in the Long Eighteenth Century: 1678-1820.”
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