Synopsis:\xa0 Monotheism, modern Syria, the world\u2019s first romance story, and the end of the Bloodline.\n\u201cThe oasis and town of Palmyra owe their existence to the plentiful spring that runs from Jebel Muntar.\xa0 This spring dominates a narrow passage in the principal route between the Homs pass and the Euphrates River and is in the heart of the Syrian desert.\xa0 The oasis furnishes a resting place between Iraq and Central Syria, and it was a primary stop for caravans plying between the Gulf, Iran, and the Mediterranean.\u201d \u2013 Khaled Al-Asaad and Adnan Bounni, Palmyra: History, Monuments & Museum\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices