A file picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the theatre at the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. Islamic State group fighters advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra on May 14, 2015, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the jihadists have already wreaked in Iraq. AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH EIDJOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images NYTCREDIT: Joseph Eid/Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images

The Destruction of Ancient Palmyra

April 5, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Palmyra, Syria: It’s a front-page story in the New York Times (April 5) and an online photo essay of how the ancient city’s archeological treasures, the remnants of a 2000 […]

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The Destruction of Ancient Palmyra

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