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Rare card · History
Palmyra, a Rare card
Palmyra is an ancient city in central Syria. It is located in the eastern part of the Levant, and archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BCE.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 96
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 196
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 230,000
Ranked #22 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first century CE.
- The city grew wealthy from trade caravans, the Palmyrenes became renowned as merchants who established colonies along the Silk Road and operated throughout the Roman Empire.
- Palmyra's wealth enabled the construction of monumental projects, such as the Great Colonnade, the Temple of Bel, and the distinctive tower tombs.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Palmyra article was read about 230,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 96 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Palmyra
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Palmyra (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
