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Palm Trees In the Greco-Roman World

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    • Wathiq Ismaeel Al-Salihi

    Prof. of Archaeology and Ancient History University of Baghdad and University of Sana’a

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10.33899/athar.2022.170118
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The Greeks called the palm tree “phoenix” and “phoenicia” on the Syrian Coast and they believed that the Phoenicians had a significant role in spreading its agriculture. The earliest mention of the palm tree is found

 
in the Odyssey of Homer when Odysseus described the palm tree in the Island of Delos. Herodotus mentioned palm in Babylonia and the various benefits of both the dates and the trees themselves. Strabo in his Geography numerates the advantages of the palm and said that the Palms were planted in Europe, but they do not bear the ripened dates because of the weather, the dates need hot climate to ripen.
Pliny the Elder narrates detailed accounts on the Palms and methods of growing and he mentioned 49 kinds of dates. The representation of Palms in the arts is limited and in accidental way. However, Palms were depicted on coins and on few representations.

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  • palm
  • Greco
  • Roman
  • Ancient Art
  • Phoenicia

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  • Historical and cultural studies
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Athar Alrafedain
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2022
Page 3-23
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  • Receive Date: 13 April 2021
  • Revise Date: 26 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 23 May 2021
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Al-Salihi, W. (2022). Palm Trees In the Greco-Roman World. Athar Alrafedain, 7(1), 3-23. doi: 10.33899/athar.2022.170118

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Wathiq Ismaeel Al-Salihi. "Palm Trees In the Greco-Roman World". Athar Alrafedain, 7, 1, 2022, 3-23. doi: 10.33899/athar.2022.170118

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Al-Salihi, W. (2022). 'Palm Trees In the Greco-Roman World', Athar Alrafedain, 7(1), pp. 3-23. doi: 10.33899/athar.2022.170118

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Al-Salihi, W. Palm Trees In the Greco-Roman World. Athar Alrafedain, 2022; 7(1): 3-23. doi: 10.33899/athar.2022.170118

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