TITLE PAGE PREFACE CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. The Bible regarding Solomon and Tadmor 1 II. Leaving Damascus 5 III. Party of Kurds 17 IV. Our party 24 V. More ruins 31 VI. Searching for 'Ain el-Wu'ul 40 VII. Coursing hares on our way 54 VIII. Among the ruins 63 IX. Sir Richard Burton's advice 74 X. The tepid river 95 XI. Zenobia in history and romance 109 XII. Zenobia's beauty and splendour 123 XIII. Zenobia prepares to meet the Romans 139 XIV. The dogged West and the chivalrous East 151 XV. Zenobia fleeing for help 159 XVI. Last day at Palmyra 171 XVII. Fox-hunting 189 XVIII. Incident in my first visit to Palmyra 194 XIX. The delightful dawn 205 XX. Two horsemen 215 XXI. Starting for Bashan 223 XXII. The potters' caravan 240 XXIII. Coasting the shore of the Lejah 258 XXIV. Position of Khubab 274 XXV. Ezrá and its ancient church 293 XXVI. Druze courtesy and hospitality 302 XXVII. Horses at Suweideh 324 XXVIII. Melah es-Sârrar and its towers and people 341 XXIX. Druzes in conclave 365 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE IMAGES Text Archive Home | Book Details | Table of Contents