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Zenobia [Halibyah]: Aerial photograph of castle by Poidebard (1934)
Zenobia [Halibyah] castle, viewed from northwest (Poidebard 1934, pl.82)
This aerial photo by Aero Levant, published in 1934 by Antoine Poidebard, provides an oblique view from the northwest of the Roman fortified town or castle at Zenobia, located on the western (right) bank the Euphrates River at the modern town of Halibyah. This large fortified area has most of its surrounding (enciente) walls preserved, as well as a number of building foundations visible in the photo.
The pioneering aerial photos by Poidebard and his colleagues documenting Roman sites in Syria were published in the 1934 volume entitled La Trace de Rome dans la Desert de Syrie: Le Limes de Trajan a la Conquete Arabe; Recherches Aeriennes (1925-1932).
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