Camp of Diocletian

Camp of Diocletian
Remains of the Camp of Diocletian (foreground)
Camp of Diocletian is located in Syria
Camp of Diocletian
Shown within Syria
LocationPalmyra, Syria
Coordinates34°33′17″N 38°15′40″E / 34.5548°N 38.2610°E / 34.5548; 38.2610
TypeMilitary camp
Area4 hectares (9.9 acres)
History
PeriodsRoman
Site notes
Conditionruins
OwnershipPublic
Public accessInaccessible (in a war zone)
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iv
Designated1980 (4th session)
Part ofSite of Palmyra
Reference no.23
RegionArab States
Endangered2013–present

The Camp of Diocletian was a Roman military complex, or castra, built in the ancient city of Palmyra in the Syrian Desert. The complex was built under the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the late third-century CE and served as the military headquarters for the Legio I Illyricorum.[1]

  1. ^ Pollard, 2000, p. 298.

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