 Remains of the Camp of Diocletian (foreground) | |
  Shown within Syria | |
| Location | Palmyra, Syria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°33′17″N 38°15′40″E / 34.5548°N 38.2610°E |
| Type | Military camp |
| Area | 4 hectares (9.9 acres) |
| History | |
| Periods | Roman |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | ruins |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Inaccessible (in a war zone) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Designated | 1980 (4th session) |
| Part of | Site of Palmyra |
| Reference no. | 23 |
| Region | Arab States |
| Endangered | 2013–present |
The Camp of Diocletian was a Roman military complex, or castra, built in the ancient city of Palmyra in the Syrian Desert. The complex was built under the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the late third-century CE and served as the military headquarters for the Legio I Illyricorum.[1]
- ^ Pollard, 2000, p. 298.