Home›Sources›Palmyra, Syria (Encyclopaedia Britannica)SourcesPalmyra, Syria (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Encyclopaedia BritannicaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Palmyra, Syria (Encyclopaedia Britannica)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/britannica-palmyra-syria.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Palmyra, Syria (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/britannica-palmyra-syriaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-palmyra-syria-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Palmyra, Syria (Encyclopaedia Britannica)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/britannica-palmyra-syria}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEncyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on Palmyra, the Syrian caravan city, its cosmopolitan pantheon and the temple of Bel at its religious center.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on Palmyra is written and edited in-house without an academic peer review process, the middle tier reflecting a professionally fact checked general reference rather than a specialist ancient Near Eastern religion source.NotesWell-attestedA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for Palmyra's pantheon, its temple architecture and the twenty first century destruction of the temple of Bel.CitationAuthorWell-attestedThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.com/place/Palmyra-SyriaSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Well-attested13ArticlesA Triad at the Head of a Cosmopolitan PantheonAncestors in Stone, Deities in Two LanguagesSourcesPalmyra, Syria (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Connected2ArticlesA Triad at the Head of a Cosmopolitan PantheonAncestors in Stone, Deities in Two LanguagesGeneral References2ArticlesA Triad at the Head of a Cosmopolitan PantheonAncestors in Stone, Deities in Two LanguagesComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year