Thanks marshmallow. No ping, this has been posted, usually turns into some kind of same-wheels-same-ruts rant about the ancient pagan temples they destroyed and how it's a good thing.
Posted on 12/16/2017 6:02:16 PM PST by marshmallow
Palmyra before and after ISIS
PALMYRA, Syria – The Syrian city of Palmyra stood for decades as a shining example of ancient civilization, a caravan stop on the Silk Road that served as the capital of Queen Zenobia’s empire.
The city’s meticulously preserved Greco-Roman ruins landed it UNESCO World Heritage Site status, making it a top tourist attraction in the Middle East and a mecca for archaeologists and historians.
Now the city once known for its priceless ancient art and artifacts has been ravaged by ISIS, the terror group that has defiantly destroyed the cultural heritage of the lands they occupy. But even as it set about destroying some of the world’s most priceless and beautiful structures – declaring many of the treasures sacrilegious idolatry -- ISIS also launched the highly profitable trade of selling these supposedly unholy relics on the black market.
Now that ISIS has largely been driven from Palmyra, Fox News got an up-close look at the destruction the group wrought on what only a few years ago was a stunningly preserved ancient city.
Before the terrorists swept in, the old city of Palmyra, or Tadmur as it is known locally in Arabic, was something of an archaeological sanctuary deep inside the south-central desert of Syria. It was the country’s premier site for studying ancient Greek, Persian, Roman and Islamic cultures, representing life in the area from the early centuries of the first millennium. It was also a sacred place for prayer, first for suppliants in the Baalshamin Temple and then for eastern Orthodox Christians at the now-decimated ancient monastery of Mar Elian.
ISIS had control of Palmyra twice, both times wreaking havoc on history. The insurgents first took over in May 2015, and the ancient Roman theater served as the backdrop for ISIS militants to publicly execute.........
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Reason enough to push Mecca past the glass transition and to Spike the well in Qom such that it can no longer be found.
Obama’s JV team did that?
Should have been done on 9/12/2001.
Yup.
I’ve seen several shows on my “egghead” channels bemoaning the ongoing loss of antiquities and priceless relics at their hands.
Makes you wonder why the archaeologists of the world are not speaking out against them.
Obama’s fault.
They have no love of history, no love of beauty, no love for each other!
Magical? A demon temple complex is magic to modern USAians?
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Thanks marshmallow. No ping, this has been posted, usually turns into some kind of same-wheels-same-ruts rant about the ancient pagan temples they destroyed and how it's a good thing.
There’s still time...
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