The   Great    (+)    Colonnade   was   the   main   road   of   this city,   linking   the   Temple   of   Bel   to   the   Camp   of   Diocletian,   and   it   relied   on   the   port   of   Charax Spasinu   to   trade   with   India.   
Prince   Abamelek-Lazarev   discovered   a   stone   tablet   known   as   this   city's   namesake   "tariff" that   recorded   its   various   trade   deals.   One   ruler   of   this   city   earned   the   epithet   "King   of   Kings"   after besieging   the   Sassanid   capital   of   Ctesiphon.   The   Great    (+)    Colonnade   was   the   main   road   of   this city,   linking   the   Temple   of   Bel   to   the   Camp   of   Diocletian,   and   it   relied   on   the   port   of   Charax Spasinu   to   trade   with   India.   This   city   lost   the   province   of   Egypt   after   it   lost   the   Battle   of   Immae   to Emperor   Aurelian's   forces.   One   ruler   of   this   city   hosted   the    (*)   Nicostratus   of   Trapezus   and   Longinus in   her   court;   that   ruler   was   forced   to   abdicate   after   Palestinian   conscripts   seized   her   city   and   was   Zenobia. In   2015,   ISIS   militants   captured   and   used   this   city's   theatre   as   an   execution   ground,   as   well   as   destroying its   remnants.   For   10   points,   name   this   ancient   Syrian   city   which   served   as   an   important   Roman   trading post.
Prince   Abamelek-Lazarev   discovered   a   stone   tablet   known   as   this   city's   namesake   "tariff" that   recorded   its   various   trade   deals.   
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