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an Appejidage to that Province (thd Malela Cays^x^ 
prefly, that Jarelian fir A m^idQ it 21 Roman Province) 
that M. Antony defigned to PiUsge the City, to gratify 
hisdilcontented Arroy, auer his ill Succds in Perfia, but 
was difappointed from whicii time, to the Reign of 
Trajan, Hiftory is Silent concerning the City , and fb 
are ail the Ififcriptions found there, none of which is 
older then thac Emperor (Two of the Sepulchral lofcrip- 
tions being Erected in his time; Adrian Vifited,Rebui!c^ 
and Called it by his ownKd^mQ. Antoninus Caracalhs made 
it a Colony Juris Italid, and it continued ficm to the 
Roman Interefts under the Succeeding Emperors,affifting 
Alexander SeveruSy and the youogeft Gordian, in their 
Expedition againft th^ Fer/ians, with their Forces; and 
when the Emperor Falerian was Conquered and made a 
Prifoner, Odenathm the Governor oi^Falmyru aflerted 
the Rights of iojortd Majefty, baffled FerfianSy and 
was declared by G^//if»iAf his Co-partner in the Empire, 
which Authority continued in his Family for ten years 
or mere, under Aurelian the City was Ruined , after 
which it made a poor Figure in Story, till Juflinian Re- 
paired and Fortified it, in which Condition it continued, 
till the Mahometans made themfelves Mafters of that 
Country {Al lham, the laft King of Gefan, being at that 
time Lord of Tadmury md fufFered the Fortifications to 
moulder iotoDuft, fince which time k^hath been s Neft 
of Arabian Banditi, 
That the City was well Situated for Trade, the Cara^ 
vans of the Eaftern Merchants paffiog through it, the 
neernefs of the Euphrates, on which Navigable River 
the Palmy enians were in Pofleirioo of Three Cities, gi- 
j Ving it great Advantages of Riches, befides their own 
Native Commodities. 
That it was probably Converted foon after Chriftianl- 
|ty was Planted, that it was Ereded into a Bifbops See 
before 
