name leading to the conclusion that he hailed from Palmyra. The Arab newcomers were assimilated by the earlier inhabitants, used Palmyrene as a mother tongue, and formed a significant segment of the aristocracy.

At its height during the reign of Zenobia (around 270), Palmyra had more than 200,000 residents.

The classical city also had a Jewish community; Palmyrene inscriptions from the Beit She'arim necropolis in Lower Galilee

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