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A fresco in this city depicting Achilles casting off his clothes appears in the Hypogeum of the Three Brothers. In 2016, the Institute for Digital Archaeology installed a replica of a now-lost triumphal arch from this city in Trafalgar Square. A philosopher named Apollonius allegedly appeared in a dream to argue that Tyana (“tee-AH-nuh”), an ally of this city, be spared destruction. Deities worshipped in this city included Aglibol, Yarhibol, and a third god whose temple stood at one end of this city’s Great Colonnade. This city’s clibanarii (“klee-buh-NAH-ree”) were tricked into chasing after their opponent’s cavalry before the Battle of Immae, a loss for this city’s general Zabdas. Along with her son Vaballathus, a ruler of this city was brought back to Rome in chains after her defeat by Aurelian. For 10 points, name this city in present-day Syria once ruled by Zenobia. ■END■
ANSWER: Palmyra [or Tadmor; accept Palmyrene Empire] (The replica was created after ISIS destroyed Palmyra.)
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