Palmyra
Palmyra ranks 4,495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portadown, Colony of Singapore, and Saint-Doulchard. Memorable people born in Palmyra include Zenobia, Odaenathus, and Khaled al-Asaad. Memorable people who died in Palmyra include Cassius Longinus. Palmyra has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers. Palmyra is located in Syria.
Palmyra is an ancient city in the eastern part of the Levant, now in the center of modern Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BC. Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first century AD. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 220 and 1932, Palmyra was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Zenobia, Odaenathus, and Khaled al-Asaad. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Palmyra including Cassius Longinus.
People Born in Palmyra
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Zenobia
POLITICIAN
240 - 275
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 1
Odaenathus
POLITICIAN
220 - 267
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 3
Vaballathus
POLITICIAN
266 - 273
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Palmyra
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Palmyra were politicians (3), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Palmyra, including Khaled al-Asaad. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Palmyra, including Zenobia, Odaenathus, and Vaballathus.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Palmyra since 1700.
