| Palmyra was an important city of central Syria When the Seleucids took control of Syria in 323 BC the city was left to itself and became independent. In 41 BC, the Romans under Mark Antony tried to occupy Palmyra but it was not until the reign of Tiberius (14–37) that Palmyra was made part of the Roman province of Syria. It steadily grew in importance as a trade route linking Persia, India, China, and the Roman empire. Beginning in 212, Palmyra came into conflict with the Sassanids and after Emperor Valerian was captured by the Sassanids, Palmyran armies campaigned deep into Persia for revenge. Following the assasination of the Palmyran ruler his wife Zenobia took power and rebelled against Roman authority establishing a short-lived Palmyrene Empire. In 272, the Roman captured her and brought her back to be paraded in chains. Palmyra was then forced by the empire to become a military base for the Roman legions. | ||
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