<sod>Before 273 AD, Palmyra enjoyed autonomy and was attached to the Roman [[Syria (Roman province)|province of Syria]], having its political organization influenced by the [[Polis|Greek city-state]] model during the first two centuries AD. The city became a [[Colonia (Roman)|Roman colonia]] during the third century, leading to the incorporation of Roman governing institutions, before becoming a monarchy in 260. Following its destruction in 273, Palmyra became a minor center under the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] and later empires. Its destruction by the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurids]] in 1400 reduced it to a small village. Under [[French Mandate of Syria|French Mandatory]] rule, in 1932, the inhabitants were moved into the new village of [[Tadmur]] and the ancient site became available for excavations. In 2015, Palmyra came under the control of the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL), which later destroyed a number of the site's buildings.<eod>
<sod>Before 273 AD, Palmyra enjoyed autonomy and was attached to the Roman [[Syria (Roman province)|province of Syria]], having its political organization influenced by the [[Polis|Greek city-state]] model during the first two centuries AD. The city became a [[Colonia (Roman)|Roman colonia]] during the third century, leading to the incorporation of Roman governing institutions, before becoming a monarchy in 260. Following its destruction in 273, Palmyra became a minor center under the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] and later empires. Its destruction by the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurids]] in 1400 reduced it to a small village. Under [[French Mandate of Syria|French Mandatory]] rule, in 1932, the inhabitants were moved into the new village of [[Tadmur]] and the ancient site became available for excavations. In 2015, Palmyra came under the control of the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL), which later destroyed a number of the site's buildings. In March 2016, Syrian forces and russian airstrikes pushed into the city.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/24/syrian-troops-advance-on-ancient-isis-held-city-palmyra.html?intcmp=hplnws</ref><eod>