article_snippet: A file photo shows the temple to the Shamash sun god in Hatra .
article_snippet: The majority of the artifacts destroyed were from Hatra.
article_snippet: Hatra dates back 2,000 years to the Seleucid empire which controlled a large part of the ancient world conquered by Alexander the Great.
article_snippet: Hatra is famous for Hatra striking pillared temple at the centre of a sprawling archaeological site.
article_snippet: Hatra was a large fortified city during the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab kingdom.
article_snippet: The ancient city, a UNESCO world heritage site, is said to have withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to Hatra high, thick walls reinforced by towers.
article_snippet: The ancient trading center in Hatra spanned 6 kilometers (4 miles) in circumference and was supported by more than 160 towers.
article_snippet: At Hatra heart are a series of temples with a grand temple at The ancient trading center in Hatra
article_snippet: — a structure supported by columns that once rose to 100 feet.
article_snippet: the remains of the city of Hatra,' the remains of the city of Hatra said.