Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word ... This liturgy was used by the church in Antioch in present day Syria. Many bishops in this area also ...

He would have had to sail to Antioch, in Syria, then follow 500 miles of desert ... even stripped of their gleaming limestone—Arab conquerors used it as building material in the Middle Ages ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...