Palmyra - Diocletian Camp

Part of the restored wall of the Ancient City of Palmyra	Workers restoring a section of the defensive wall of the Ancient City of Palmyra	An unrestored section of ruined wall, Palmyra	2nd Century Funary Temple and the Western Necropolis, Palmyra
Diocletian Camp area, at the far end of the Great Colonnade, about 1200m	Military camp founded by Diocletian 30 years after the sack of rebellious Palmyra in 273 by Aurelian (Roman Emperor 270-275 AD)	Diocletian Camp, Palmyra	Diocletian Camp, Palmyra
Diocletian Camp, Palmyra	Ahmed - will smile for money	Diocletian Camp, Palmyra	Back side of the Temple of the Standards
Temple of the Standards, Palmyra	Cave behind the Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Vacated sarcophagus, Camp of Diocletian	Uncovered tombs in the cave, Camp of Diocletian
View from the Temple of the Standards, Diocletian Camp, Palmyra	View from the Temple of the Standards, Diocletian Camp, Palmyra	SyriaMay07 854.jpg	Temple of the Standards, Diocletian Camp, Palmyra
SyriaMay07 861.jpg	Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra
Ahmed and his sisters live nearby	Western Necropolis from the Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra
Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra
Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra
Temple of the Standards, Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra	Western Necropolis in the distance	Funary temple, 2nd Century AD, just outside the Diocletian Camp	Funary temple, 2nd Century AD
The Great Colonnade once lead to this temple in the west of Palmyra	2nd century funarary temple	2nd century funarary temple at the far end of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra	2nd century funarary temple
Funary temple, 2nd Century AD	Remains of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Western end of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Corinthian capital, Palmyra
Standing columns	Part of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra
Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra
Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Great Colonnade, Palmyra	Western end of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra
Western Palmyra	Western Palmyra	The 2nd Century funerary temple at the end of the Great Colonnade, Palmyra	SyriaMay07 862.jpg
Camp of Diocletian, Palmyra