#Sculpture, 1st C. Roman legion Silver Helmet with Face-mask, from Homs, Syria (ancient Edessa), National Museum of Syria, #Damascus #art
June 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#Sculpture, 1st C. Roman legion Silver Helmet with Face-mask, from Homs, Syria (ancient Edessa), National Museum of Syria, #Damascus #art
An exhibition showcasing ancient stone sculptures in the city of Homs, Syria.
August 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
An exhibition showcasing ancient stone sculptures in the city of Homs, Syria.
RUSSIAS TERROR CAMPAIGN
Russia spent a very long time perfecting the destruction of civil society in Syria. Its ‘masterpiece’ was conducted towards the end of the conflict in Aleppo, an ancient historic and sizeable city of 1.8 million in 2017. General Surovikin was its mastermind.
The campaign
Russia spent a very long time perfecting the destruction of civil society in Syria. Its ‘masterpiece’ was conducted towards the end of the conflict in Aleppo, an ancient historic and sizeable city of 1.8 million in 2017. General Surovikin was its mastermind.
The campaign
September 28, 2026 at 5:56 AM
RUSSIAS TERROR CAMPAIGN
Russia spent a very long time perfecting the destruction of civil society in Syria. Its ‘masterpiece’ was conducted towards the end of the conflict in Aleppo, an ancient historic and sizeable city of 1.8 million in 2017. General Surovikin was its mastermind.
The campaign
Russia spent a very long time perfecting the destruction of civil society in Syria. Its ‘masterpiece’ was conducted towards the end of the conflict in Aleppo, an ancient historic and sizeable city of 1.8 million in 2017. General Surovikin was its mastermind.
The campaign
Israel has attacked five different countries today: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria (3 locations, including the ancient city of Palmyra), Yemen, and a boat carrying activists and food in Tunisian waters. That's a wholllllle lot of defending itself, ey??
September 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Israel has attacked five different countries today: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria (3 locations, including the ancient city of Palmyra), Yemen, and a boat carrying activists and food in Tunisian waters. That's a wholllllle lot of defending itself, ey??
The ancient city of Apamea
Syria in 2008
Syria in 2008
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The ancient city of Apamea
Syria in 2008
Syria in 2008
Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.
Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, a World Heritage Site ravaged by war
Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.
Archaeologists unearth oldest alphabet from ancient tomb
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Archaeologists unearth oldest alphabet from ancient tomb
Alphabetic writing found etched on clay cylinders unearthed from tomb in Syria
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November 21, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Archaeologists unearth oldest alphabet from ancient tomb
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Remarkably well-preserved 2000 year-old Greek glass mosaics unearthed in 2014 at partially flood site of the ancient city of Zeugma, near Turkey/Syria border www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blo...
May 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Remarkably well-preserved 2000 year-old Greek glass mosaics unearthed in 2014 at partially flood site of the ancient city of Zeugma, near Turkey/Syria border www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blo...
December 18, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Came across this -- from ancient Syria, twenty-three hundred years ago, a solid gold dagger. How ostentatious can you get! Heavy, useless, beautiful!
Ceremonial Dagger from Ugarit | National Museum Of Damascus
Solid gold ceremonial dagger, 27.2 cm long and 200 g in weight, discovered at Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria, c.1300 BC. Features an engraved palm-branch design on the handle, reflecting luxury craftsmans...
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June 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Came across this -- from ancient Syria, twenty-three hundred years ago, a solid gold dagger. How ostentatious can you get! Heavy, useless, beautiful!
#MosaicMonday
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
March 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
#MosaicMonday
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
President Sharaa of Syria gifted Trump replicas of ancient Syrian artifacts including the first written musical composition and the first ancient alphabetic writing.
President Trump gave him Trump cologne him and his wife (and then asked how many wives he has).
President Trump gave him Trump cologne him and his wife (and then asked how many wives he has).
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
President Sharaa of Syria gifted Trump replicas of ancient Syrian artifacts including the first written musical composition and the first ancient alphabetic writing.
President Trump gave him Trump cologne him and his wife (and then asked how many wives he has).
President Trump gave him Trump cologne him and his wife (and then asked how many wives he has).
The Scutum of Dura Europos is the only surviving example of the famous rectangular shield carried by Roman legionaries. It was discovered in 1930s at the ancient city of Dura Europos in modern-day Syria, a Roman frontier settlement that became a battlefield in 256 AD.
#History #HistoryMatters
#History #HistoryMatters
July 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The Scutum of Dura Europos is the only surviving example of the famous rectangular shield carried by Roman legionaries. It was discovered in 1930s at the ancient city of Dura Europos in modern-day Syria, a Roman frontier settlement that became a battlefield in 256 AD.
#History #HistoryMatters
#History #HistoryMatters
A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old.
Contractor in Syria uncovers a surprise beneath the rubble: an ancient tomb complex
A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old.
referring to ancient syria and cairo as The West
July 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
referring to ancient syria and cairo as The West
Palmyra is an ancient city in central Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period. Palmyra changed hands between different empires before becoming part of the Roman Empire in the first century AD. The city grew wealthy from trade caravans with a peak in the 260s. #RomanSiteSaturday
June 20, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Palmyra is an ancient city in central Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period. Palmyra changed hands between different empires before becoming part of the Roman Empire in the first century AD. The city grew wealthy from trade caravans with a peak in the 260s. #RomanSiteSaturday
Someone left behind their pressed flower when reading about ancient Syria 🌺
February 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Someone left behind their pressed flower when reading about ancient Syria 🌺
If the land of Bahrain was once called Dilmun, the land of Oman and the UAE was once called Magan. In the early 2nd millennium BCE (2000-1750), we have evidence of trade all the way from Tell Hariri, Syria (ancient Mari) to Gujarat, India, the center of this trade along the Gulf.
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
If the land of Bahrain was once called Dilmun, the land of Oman and the UAE was once called Magan. In the early 2nd millennium BCE (2000-1750), we have evidence of trade all the way from Tell Hariri, Syria (ancient Mari) to Gujarat, India, the center of this trade along the Gulf.
Another one of the ancient world’s caravan cities which I visited ,Palmyra in Syria.
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Another one of the ancient world’s caravan cities which I visited ,Palmyra in Syria.
#BREAKING: Israel just bombed right next to the ancient temple of Baalbek, a UNESCO listed site in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley
When ISIS bombed Roman temples in Palmyra, Syria, the west launched an international coalition that send them fleeing to the ends of the Earth
When ISIS bombed Roman temples in Palmyra, Syria, the west launched an international coalition that send them fleeing to the ends of the Earth
March 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
#BREAKING: Israel just bombed right next to the ancient temple of Baalbek, a UNESCO listed site in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley
When ISIS bombed Roman temples in Palmyra, Syria, the west launched an international coalition that send them fleeing to the ends of the Earth
When ISIS bombed Roman temples in Palmyra, Syria, the west launched an international coalition that send them fleeing to the ends of the Earth
Fare thee well Ukraine. I'll leave you rebel fighters in Syria saying goodbye 😊 to Russia's humiliated, murderous rabble. In case you're wondering - the waving & throwing of shoes is an ancient insult.
December 17, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Fare thee well Ukraine. I'll leave you rebel fighters in Syria saying goodbye 😊 to Russia's humiliated, murderous rabble. In case you're wondering - the waving & throwing of shoes is an ancient insult.
#MosaicMonday
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
October 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#MosaicMonday
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
This fragment of a mosaic comes from an ancient cathedral that was once located in Apamea, Syria. Apamea, located on the right bank of the Orontes River. This mosaic was made c. 533 #Art #History #Archaeology
(Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
Seismic data revealed a Nile-sized ancient river under the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 🧪 eos.org/articles/anc...
Ancient River Discovery Confirms Mediterranean Nearly Dried Up in the Miocene - Eos
Sedimentary deposits reveal a Nile-sized river system flowing from what are today Turkey and Syria.
eos.org
August 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Seismic data revealed a Nile-sized ancient river under the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 🧪 eos.org/articles/anc...