8.6 The Legacy of Palmyra

The ruins of ancient cities still matter today, as places of memory, as symbols of identity. The ancient city of Palmyra, for example, has inspired generations of artists, scholars, and common visitors. Yet, the recent destruction of some of the city`s finest monuments shows that it is a contested place, too. The video provides an overview of the reception of Palmyra since the end of antiquity.
This video is part of the MOOC "Discovering Greek & Roman Cities" which was produced by the Strategic Partnership "Ancient Cities", a cooperation between the Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, the University of Aarhus, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athen, the University of Bergen, the Open University of the Netherlands and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. The University of Pennsylvania is an external partner.
The project was co-funded by the ERASMUS+ grant programme of the European Union under grant no. 2017-1-DE01-KA203-003537. Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding agency DAAD are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.