527:. The absences are striking. As far as can be perceived, in terms of civic architecture and urbanism, third-century Europos lacked a temple, gymnasium, theater, and a "Hippodamian" street plan. In terms of sociopolitical phenomena, it lacked a developed epigraphic habit, representative civic government, sophisticated bureaucracy, and its own mint (bar one short episode). The administrative center ("palace"), patterns of land ownership, royal cult, and state officials show, however, it was more than a fortified army community, isolated from its local and imperial environments. Its location and dependent territory gave Europos a dynamic and self-generating potential to expand and develop into the important, wealthier, and more complex settlement it would become.
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access to more functional rooms. In a first phase, the courtyard covered a space a little further south with three rooms to the north, the walls of which were subsequently leveled and found in the north corridor laid out in a second phase, when the palace was extended to the north. A new facade was then built projecting onto the southern slope of the inner wadi. This extension resulted in the addition of the U corridor, along the courtyard, and three new rooms at the back of the bossed facade. The oldest floor, found in the northwest room, contained a coin of
Antiochos III, which fixes around 200 BC. Dating of the first state could not be attested by the too eroded material; in relative chronology, it is dated to the course of the 3rd century.
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plateau. This depression is the meeting of two ravines: the first begins in the northeast of the site and runs along the western limit of the citadel, before joining the east–west ravine incised in the center of the plateau. The current shape of this interior wadi is the result of natural erosion but also of considerable exploitation as a stone quarry, as shown by the faces of cuts erected under the edge of the plateau to the west. The site also suffered from earthquakes, recurring since the antiquity, which caused the collapse of the eastern part of the citadel and the south-eastern quarter of the site. The enclosure, entirely cleared by the Yale excavators, is preserved in elevation, except for a few segments of the north and south ramparts.
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incomplete—as can be seen, the last section was not carved, but the painted guiding lines are preserved. Whether his wife, Aurelia Arria, or the person she commissioned to create this, did not themselves survive to complete the memorial, we do not know. While it is incomplete, this shows a Roman tribune commemorated with a Greek inscription by his wife. Also, it is virtually unique at Dura, where no tradition of funerary commemoration was found: no funerary inscriptions, and, unlike its more famous Syrian neighbour
Palmyra, no funerary portraits. One more interesting example is an altar of the local god
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Eastern and Roman sanctuaries. Here it takes place in the presence of divinities, all nimbate. The Tychai of Dura and Palmyra are shown in Hellenistic style incorporating some Near Eastern features. Three male statues of deities enigmatically combine Roman cuirasses and Palmyrene attributes (such as the peaked helmet). Their lack of identifying labels creates ambiguity as to whether they represent Palmyrene gods or deified Roman emperors. This may have been done intentionally, to appeal to viewers of different backgrounds.
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successful — but to pass under it and penetrate the city. This tunnel was built to allow the
Persians four abreast to move through it. It eventually pierced the inner embankment and, when the ramp was completed, Dura's end had come. As Persian troops charged up the ramp, their counterparts in the tunnel would have invaded the city with little opposition, as nearly all the defenders would have been on the wall, attempting to repel the attack from the ramp. The city was then abandoned, its population deported.
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1247:. The temple was just outside the city and probably was maintained until the city's abandonment. Although the temple was located in the city's necropolis, it was built prior; and the cult there had no connection to the cemetery. The temple could have been a first port of call for caravans coming from Palmyra. A cistern next to the temple may have served to water pack animals. Remains of wall paintings were found in the temple. Three inscriptions are particularly important. The oldest of them, written in
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2041:. Fifteen years of excavations led to a revival of issues on the Hellenistic levels (P. Leriche) and on the history of the city thanks to studies on the fortifications (J.-C. Bessac 1997) and stone architecture (J. Abdul Massih 2000) and mud brick (M. Gelin 2000). The mission also resumed the study of certain formerly excavated monuments, such as the odeon, the palace of the Strategos, the temples of Zeus Megistos, Bel and Azanathkona, the houses of islets C7 and D1.
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2322:(2011) is the first novel in the Parthian Chronicles series by Peter Darman. These chronicles have, as their central fictional character, Pacorus I, King of Dura-Europos (although the royal name Pacorus features prominently during the Parthian Empire), who lived at the same time as the rebel Roman gladiator Spartacus and was part of Spartacus's army before being freed in Italy and then returning home to Parthia, where he became the most feared warrior in the empire.
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usual, in "oriental" costume ("trousers, boots, and pointed cap"). As is typical for mithraea in the Roman provinces in the Greek East, the inscriptions and graffiti are mostly in Greek, with the rest in
Palmyrene (and some in Hellenized Hebrew). The end of the sanctuary features an arch with a seated figure on each of the two supporting columns. Inside, and following the form of the arch, is a series of depictions of the
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pieces. It is made from strips of wood that are 30 to 80 millimetres (1.2 to 3.1 in) wide and 1.5 to 2 millimetres (0.059 to 0.079 in) thick. They are put together in three layers, so that the total thickness of the wood layer is 4.5 to 6 millimetres (0.18 to 0.24 in). In the center of the shield is a hole that was probably cut in the wood after the board was made; the
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goddesses. Perhaps it can explain her popularity at Dura-Europos. The relief is dated to 200-256 AD. The house where the relief was found is close to the military quarter and may have been a brothel. Two other nearly identical and one fragmentary versions of this relief were excavated across the site. One of the additional
Aphrodite reliefs was found at what is called the
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of wall paintings were also found in one room. Various inscriptions were discovered in and around the temple. One cella was dedicated to the little-known god
Turmasgade. The second cella was for Jupiter Dolichenus, several dedications to whom were found in the temple. Another room was dedicated to an unnamed goddess, probably
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Persian ones were written on the wall paintings themselves and record appraisal on the part of visitors from elsewhere. Their presence can be explained by assuming that
Mesopotamian Jews had sent someone "like a consular representative nowadays" to the Euphrates stronghold, in order to approve of the frescos.
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power of the goddess. At the feet of the goddess is a wheel (a typical symbol associated with the goddess) and a griffin." As noted by Dirven, the image of
Nemesis here differs from those in Palmyra and Greece. Here she is associated with a sun god; in Palmyra she was most likely associated with the goddess
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was also found at the site; it is the only one ever found. The shield was found during the excavation campaign of 1928–1937 at Tower 19. The scutum is a rectangular arched shield that measures 105.5 by 41 centimetres (41.5 by 16.1 in) and is made mostly of wood. It was found broken into thirteen
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The Palace of the Strategos is organized around a central courtyard, 11 x 11.50 m, framed by a corridor on each side. Porticoes with two columns highlight the official rooms: the large vestibule at the entrance to the west and to the south, the reception room. To the north and west, corridors control
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The surviving frescoes, graffiti, and dipinti (painted inscriptions, which number in the dozens) are of enormous interest in the study of the social composition of the cult. The statuary and altars were found intact, as was the typical relief of Mithras slaying the bull, with the hero-god dressed, as
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The goddess of victory, Nike, was also popular in Dura-Europos, especially with the military, who viewed her as "an active divine force influencing human affairs and bringing military success. One of the paintings of Nike was found in an enclosed wooden shrine in the Palmyrene Gate. That painting may
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may have been worshiped. The temple entrance was in the south part. The building had a columned courtyard with two altars; behind it were two cellae. The temple was therefore dedicated to two deities. Various rooms were arranged around the courtyard, some of them had benches along the walls. Remnants
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New Yorkers would have felt at home in the grid pattern of streets, where merchants lived, scribes wrote and Jews worshiped in the same block, not far from a Christian house-church as well as shrines to Greek and Palmyrene deities. Scholars said the different religious groups seemed to maintain their
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Although the documents found mainly regard administration (in Latin) and business (in Greek), some literary and religious texts were found in the city. Only a few documents can be dated with certainty to the time of Parthian rule. Only seven of them are definitely dated. They are written in Greek but
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Apart from a liturgical text written in Hebrew (on a parchment), the available textual sources from the synagogue consist of inscriptions and graffiti, which are more or less evenly divided in Aramaic (22), Greek (19) and Persian (12 Middle Persian, 'Pārsīk', and 3 Parthian, 'Pahlavīk'). Most of the
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Some evidence of a Sasanian presence at Dura after the sack of the city was found, but is limited to several coins, and some burials. Many buildings apparently stood empty for a time before they collapsed: a house in a part of the site near the river that was excavated by the Franco-Syrian expedition
771:, which killed 19 Romans and 1 Persian, one of which was carrying a coin dated 256, allowing the dating of the siege. Archaeologists excavated the scene in the 1930s. In 2009, tests showed the presence of sulfur dioxide inside the tunnel. An archaeologist at the University of Leicester suggested that
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the city. True to the fears of the defenders, Shapur set his engineers to undermine what archaeologists called Tower 19, two towers north of the Palmyrene Gate. When the Romans became aware of the threat, they dug a countermine with the aim of meeting the Persian effort and attacking them before they
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Because of the dry desert climate, numerous documents on papyrus and parchment have been preserved, materials that otherwise would have little chance of surviving for millennia. The documents were found under the brick ramp built against the western wall, where they were especially protected. In the
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in order to undermine them and create breaches. As a countermeasure, the Roman garrison decided to sacrifice the street and the buildings along the wall by filling them with rubble, to bolster the wall in case of a Persian mining operation. So, the Christian chapel, the synagogue, the Mithraeum, and
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Dura-Europos is of extreme archaeological importance, and was called the "Pompeii of the Desert". As it was abandoned after its conquest in 256–57 AD, nothing was built over it and no later building programs obscured the architectural features of the ancient city. Its location on the edge of empires
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The painting shows Julius Terentius performing an official sacrifice in front of a military standard, Terentius stands with his men. Although in Roman military attire, these soldiers are Palmyrenes; one of them (Themes, son of Mokimos) is identified in Greek as a priest. The sacrifice, a burning of
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A relief of the goddess Nemesis was described as: "Marble relief of the goddess Nemesis (right) receiving a burnt offering by a priest named Julius Aurelius Malochus. The relief includes a 'floating' bust with a radiant aura around the bust. One interpretation is that the bust symbolizes the cosmic
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This brought on a third attempt at breaching the city wall. A ramp was raised, attacking Tower 14; but, as it was being built and the garrison fought to stop the progress of the ramp, another mine was started near the ramp. Its purpose was not to cause a collapse of the wall — the buttress had been
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In A.D. 194, Emperor Septimius Severus divided the province of Syria to limit the power of its previously rebellious governors. As a result, Dura became part of the new province of Syria Coele. In its later years, it also attained the status of a Roman colonia, which, by the third century, was what
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wrote, "he discovery singularly transformed historians' understanding of Roman cavalry equipment." These are the only full sets of scale horse armor ever found. Each set of armor was made of nearly 2000 individual overlapping thin, scale-like plates bound together with wire. Such armor was used by
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Next, the Sassanids attacked Tower 14, the southernmost along the western wall. It overlooked a deep ravine to the south and it was from that direction that it was attacked. This time the mining operation was partially successful, in that it caused the tower and adjacent walls to subside. However,
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conquered Dura-Europos, and held it, with one brief intermission, until 165 AD, when it was taken by the Romans. The Parthian period was that of expansion at Dura-Europos, an expansion that was facilitated by the town's losing its function as a military outpost. All the space enclosed by the walls
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by the attacking Persian army. During the siege the attackers dug several underground shaft mines under the city walls. The Romans dug tunnels to reach the mines and fight the diggers underground. In one such tunnel, when the Romans broke through into the Sassanian tunnel, the tunnelers ignited a
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professor Samuel Record investigated the wood and identified it as pine. The shields became the subject of close re-examination in 2011. Based on that analysis the painted surface appears to include carbon black; calcium-based whites, including gypsum and chalk; lead white; orpiment; organic red
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era) It is the oldest known inscription at Dura-Europos; and when it was found and published in 1935, it was the oldest known Palmyric inscription anywhere. The names of the founders of the temple are known: Zabdibol, son of Ba'yashu, and Maliku, son of Ramu. Zabdibol came from the Bene Gaddibol
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crystals were ignited to create poisonous gas, which was then funnelled through the tunnel with the use of underground chimneys and bellows. The Roman soldiers had been constructing a countermine, and Sasanian forces are believed to have released the gas when their mine was breached by the Roman
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In 216 AD, a small amphitheater for soldiers was built in the military area, while the new synagogue, completed in 244 AD, and a house of Christian worship, were embellished with frescos of important characters wearing Roman tunics, caftans, and Parthian trousers. These splendid paintings, which
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The military importance of the site was confirmed after 209 AD: the northern part of the site was occupied by a Roman camp, isolated by a brick wall; soldiers were housed among civilians, among others, in the so-called "House of Scribes". Romans built the palace of the commander of the military
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showed the tale of the Trojan horse; and a third was decorated with a warrior god. Constructed of multiple thin slats of wood joined along the long edges and painted, the oval shields—all approximately four feet (1.2 m) high by three feet (0.91 m) wide—were cleaned in the field after
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The discovery of the wall paintings in the assembly hall of the synagogue caused a tremendous sensation, as it is the largest cycle of paintings that has survived from antiquity. The find is important for religious history, as the Jewish communities there were generally judged to be hostile to
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wrote, Julius is known better than most of the Roman soldiers who were stationed at Dura, as he is recorded in papyri from the military archives as well as from a painting, depicting him with his men. His Greek funerary inscription was found in a house near the centre of the city, apparently
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cover the walls, testify to the richness of the Jewish and Christian communities. The population of Dura-Europos is estimated at 10,000-15,000 people, at the most; more conservative estimates say that the agriculture of that region could only support a population of about 5,000-6,000 people.
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was found in a private house, and is one of three such reliefs that were made in the same mold. The composition is derived from Hellenistic art, but the goddess's attributes—her bracelets, anklets, breast ornaments, and lack of modesty—is similar to the images of nude Near Eastern fertility
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made for a commingling of cultural traditions, much of which was preserved under the city's ruins. Some remarkable finds have been brought to light, including numerous temples, wall decorations, inscriptions, military equipment, tombs, and even dramatic evidence of the Sasanian siege.
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document records the concern with noting patrilineal descent – descent along the male line – and a pattern of sons taking the Greek name of their grandfathers. They are described as Europaioi, 'of Europos', a designation of place which is generally assumed to indicate citizen status.
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and Greek clothing. On her left is the dedicator of the relief, depicted as a priest, and on her right a Nike. The other depicts the male patron deity of Dura-Europos, bearded and wearing a tunic. It is very likely a depiction of Zeus Megistos. To his right is
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era and from the Seleucid era. Interesting is the appearance of women in the legal documents of the Parthian and Roman periods, which indicated that they acted independently and did not need a male advocate, as they did in the Mediterranean region.
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wrote about the discovery of the scale armor in Tower 19. Since Tower 19 was partially destroyed during a siege, sediment settled on the items inside the tower, which ended up preserving them well, allowing the armor to be incredibly intact.
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inscription to 244, is the best preserved of the many ancient synagogues of that era that have been uncovered by archaeologists. It was well preserved due to having been infilled with earth to strengthen the city's fortifications against a
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Analysis was done with ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence (UVF), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Raman
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The good state of preservation of these buildings and their frescoes was due to their location, close to the main city wall facing west, and to the military necessity of strengthening the wall. The Sassanid Persians had become adept at
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was on the north side of the city and had two naoi. The temple has stood here since at least 13 AD. In Roman times, the complex was partly integrated into the military camp, although the cult worship was continued. The archive of the
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in the 2000s had its floors covered in disarticulated rodent skeletons and owl pellets, apparently from time when birds inhabited the emptied homes. Coin hoards were found, which indicate that people hoped to return to the city.
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looming—the sanctuary was filled in and became part of the strengthened fortifications. Following excavations, the temple was transported in pieces to New Haven, Connecticut, where it was rebuilt (and is now on display) at the
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was written at a monastery that had grown up on the site of Mar Ma'in's cell at Shadba (=Shadwa, Shadbo), 6 miles from Europos, and on the basis of this he is able to give c. 636, the end of Byzantine rule in that area, as the
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of Alexander the Great. In 113 BC, Parthians conquered the city, and held it, with one brief Roman intermission (114 AD), until 165 AD. Under Parthian rule, it became an important provincial administrative centre. The
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Isidore is the only ancient historian who mentioned that the city had two different names. Isidore's account helped to identify the site, because both "Dura" and "Europos" were not unique names for that region.
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Just after breakfast, three painted shields were found one right a top of the other.... Herb and I spent all morning removing them. Most of the wood was strong enough to move easily and much of the painting is
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approached Shapur I to negotiate Palmyrene interests but was rebuffed and the gifts sent to the Persians were thrown into the river. The date for the attempted negotiations is debated: some scholars, including
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Jebel Bishri in context : introduction to the archaeological studies and the neighbourhood of Jebel Bishri in central Syria : Proceedings of a Nordic research training seminar in Syria, May 2004
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was found in one room of the temple. An inscription from 161 AD said that the temple was dedicated to Artemis Azzanathkona. Her followers believed in a "syncretized combination" of a Greek goddess
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The existence of Dura-Europos was long known through literary sources. Its actual location was rediscovered by the American "Wolfe Expedition" in 1885, when the Palmyrene Gate was photographed by
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Age of Spirituality: Late Antique and Early Christian Art, Third to Seventh Century. Catalogue of the Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 19, 1977, Through February 12, 1978
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The Excavations at Dura-Europos conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters 1928 to 1937. Final Report VII: The Arms and Armour and other Military Equipment
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The Excavations at Dura-Europos conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters 1928 to 1937. Final Report VII: The Arms and Armour and other Military Equipment
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and published in 1922–23, identified the site with Dura-Europos, and uncovered a temple, before renewed hostilities in the area closed it to archaeology. Later, renewed campaigns directed by
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clan, Maliku from that of the Bene Komare. The donors were obviously Palmyrians who lived in Dura-Europos. It is noteworthy that the donors come from two different clans. In inscriptions at
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All Those Nations – Cultural Encounters Within and with the Near East : Studies Presented to Hans Drijvers at the Occasion of His Sixty-fifth Birthday by Colleagues and Students
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It was also noted by the examiners' team that "the shield has an interesting combination of materials — some that are indigenous to Syria and others that would have been traded."
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James (Henry Breasted) calls an "honorary title for an important town." He suggests that the "Roman authorities wanted to present Dura as an important city of the Roman province."
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siege of 256 AD, which included painted wooden shields and complete horse armour, preserved by the very finality of the destruction of the city that journalists have called "the
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erected a "Triumphal Arch" west of the Palmyrene Gate. Upon the death of Trajan in 117, Rome relinquished Mesopotamia to the Parthians, but Dura was retaken by the Roman army of
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Some documents that were found are evidence of a local tradition of people having several names: for example, a Greek one and a Semitic or a Persian one. One of the examples is
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The building consists of a house conjoined to a separate hall-like room, which functioned as the meeting room for the church. Dating from 235 AD, the surviving frescoes of the
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When the town was founded, agricultural land was allotted to the members of the garrison, the size and quality of the allotments according to military rank. As the historian
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and dates the copy to the 2nd century AD. Dura parchment 10 (P. Dura 10), the fragment of a harmony of the Gospels, is particularly interesting. It is perhaps a fragment of
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countermine. The lone Persian soldier discovered among the bodies is believed to be the individual responsible for releasing the gas before the fumes overcame him as well.
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Palmyrene and Gandharan Sculpture: An Exhibition Illustrating the Cultural Interrelations Between the Parthian Empire and Its Neighbors West and East, Palmyra and Gandhara
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Dirven, Lucinda (2011). "Strangers and Sojourners. The religious behavior of Palmyrenes and other foreigners in Dura-Europos". In Brody, Lisa R.; Hoffman, Gail L. (eds.).
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and his troops. At this stage it was still a room in a private home. It was extended and renovated between 209 and 211, and most of the frescoes are from this period. The
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village of Ossa shows more deviations from the classic Attic. Still, there is no indication that any dialect of Greek peculiar to the city, a "Durene" dialect, developed.
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settlers. So, it is not surprising that the vast majority of the inscriptions are in Greek, and about 800 Greek texts are known so far. These are dedicatory inscriptions,
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The jury of the International Carlo Scarpa Prize for Gardens unanimously decided that their 2010 award, the twenty-first of those annual awards, would go to Dura-Europos.
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writes that the statue has "an Amazonian aspect by the fact that one breast is left bare". There is a crescent-shaped necklace on the statue, and a veil of unusual form.
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was also built in Parthian times. It is also a temple complex that is grouped around a courtyard. The actual temple was located to the south and consisted of a
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The entirely original architecture of Dura-Europos was perfected during the Parthian period. This period was characterized by a progressive evolution of
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There is no written record of the Sasanian siege of Dura. However, archaeologists have uncovered striking evidence of the siege and how it progressed.
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Each of the three shields was decorated with a distinct multi-colored scene; one showed the battle between the Greeks and the Amazons; the so-called
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La vallée engloutie (Volume 2 : catalogue des sites) : Géographie historique du Moyen-Euphrate (du IVe s. av. J.-C. au VIIe s. apr. J.-C.)
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The city regained its importance as a military outpost, when the Romans established it as a starting point for the conquest of the territories of
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1122:(P. Dura 19) (dating from first century AD), which records the division of a house inherited by four brothers from their father. As Baird wrote:
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4228:"Ancient History, Modern Destruction: Assessing the seeStatus of Syria's Tentative World Heritage Sites Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery"
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The townspeople, however, retained considerable freedom as inhabitants of the regional headquarters for the section of the river between the
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The tile from the ceiling of a House of Scribes that bears a Greek inscription that identifies the man by name, Heliodoros, and occupation,
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Out of this meager evidence, the early settlement of Europos emerges as an entity ambiguously situated between a simple fortress and a full
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on a camel. The inscription under the figure reads: "Oga the sculptor has made (this to) 'Arsu the camel-rider', for the life of his son".
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In 1933, among fragments of text recovered from the town dump outside the Palmyrene Gate, a fragmentary text was unearthed from an unknown
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Successive steps of backfilling of the Wall street in Dura-Europos and the subsequent destruction of the synagogue. After Kraeling, 1956.
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cult. The earliest archaeological traces found within the temple are from between 168 and 171 AD, which coincides with the arrival of
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of a vexillation of IV (Scythia) and XVI Flavia Firma, a vexillation of Cohors II Paphlagonum with the titles 'Galliana Volusiana', a
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writing found at Dura; no other evidence was found. The ancient settlement was probably deserted for a long time when Dura was found.
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have contained a depiction of the emperor. It was dedicated to the goddess by soldiers on behalf of their commander and his family.
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Drijvers, Han J. W.; Vanstiphout, H. L. Herman L. J.; Bekkum, Wout Jacques van; Gelder, G. J. H. van; Reinink, Gerrit Jan (1999).
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visiting Christ's tomb. There are also frescoes of Adam and Eve as well as David and Goliath. The frescoes clearly followed the
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wrote, during its early history Dura-Europos was neither entirely a military outpost nor a polis, but something in-between:
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reported further plundering of the site on a massive scale by the Islamic State in order to fund their hold on the region.
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many other buildings were entombed. The Romans also buttressed the walls from the outside with an earthen mound forming a
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were carried out in the 1920s and 1930s by French and American teams. The first archaeology on the site, undertaken by
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inscription that states that it was erected by Baratheh, son of Luke and his son Abubuhi in 31 AD. The god is named as
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destroyed not only Dura-Europos, but also other Palmyrene trade colonies along the Euphrates, including the colony at
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region on the edge of a cliff. The city then had several sanctuaries, beside the temples, dedicated to the Greek gods
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Translation: Maloka son of Shudai, Palmyrene, made (this), and with gratitude, for Nemesis. The year 556 (AD 244-5).
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Unvala, J. M. (1930). "Doura-Eropos.: Based on "Fouilles de Doura-Eropos (1922–3) par Franz Cumont, Paris, 1926"".
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Rivers and steppes. Cultural heritage and environment of the Syrian Jezireh. Catalogue to the Museum of Deir ez-Zor
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Translation: Julius Aurelius Malochas, son of Soudaios, Palmyrene, set this up in gratitude to the goddess Nemesis.
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2936:"Top 10 Discoveries of 2009 – Earliest Chemical Warfare – Dura-Europos, Syria – Archaeology Magazine Archive"
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ones, played an increasing role. These innovations affected both religious and domestic buildings. Although
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is based only on a dedicatory inscription, according to which parts of the building were made by Seleucus,
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The Temple of Artemis Nanaïa was perhaps the oldest temple in the city. In the Seleucid period there was a
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colonists contributed to an increase in the population, which was a multicultural one, as inscriptions in
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influence is difficult to find in the architecture of Dura-Europos, in figurative art the influence of
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decisively captured Dura-Europos in 165 AD and greatly enlarged it as their easternmost stronghold in
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of 210 offers salutation to Septimus Severus, Caracalla, and Geta. The construction was managed by a
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851:(c. 379). J. M. Unvala wrote that "The fortress of Doura-Eropos is mentioned by ancient authors like
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Teicher, J. L. (1963). "Ancient Eucharistic Prayers in Hebrew (Dura-Europos Parchment D. Pg. 25)".
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was found in the sanctuary, with either a cult image or a dedicatory relief on it. The stele shows
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pointed out that they were Christian Eucharistic prayers, so closely connected with the prayers in
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regarding the dating and place, and notes that "Dura is specifically described as being 'ruined'":
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Yon, Jean-Baptiste (2016). "Women and the Religious Life of Dura-Europos". In Kaizer, Ted (ed.).
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Francis, Eric David (1975b), "Mithraic graffiti from Dura-Europos", in Hinnells, John R. (ed.),
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World Heritage Sites. In 2011, was again included on that list, with the nearby ancient city of
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scrolls with Hebrew texts have also been unearthed; they resisted meaningful translation until
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of 1936 shows on its cover the view from the high escarpment at Dura. Christie, her husband
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nearby. A cult standard is depicted between the two deities. Atargatis was the mother of
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testify. In the 1st century BC, it served as a frontier fortress of the Parthian Empire.
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similar technologies and approaches throughout the centuries when creating works of art.
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in Macedonia. In ancient times, either designation stood alone; the combination of "
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Welles, C. Bradford; Fink, Robert O; Gilliam, J. F; Henning, W. B (1959).
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room are probably the most ancient Christian paintings in existence. The "
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The history of the Holy Mar Maʻin with a guide to the Persian martyr acts
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Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt: Emerging Research from the APPEAR Project
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concepts toward new formulas in which regional traditions, particularly
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5703:"Dura-Europos: Excavating Antiquity" at the Yale University Art Gallery
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3279:"Julius Terentius Performing a Sacrifice – Yale University Art Gallery"
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Multiple images of Greco-Roman deities were also found. Among them are
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The Palmyrene Gate, the principal entrance to the city of Dura-Europos.
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Parthians, Sasanians, and later by Roman heavy cavalry. Archaeologist
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Looting of Dura-Europos, 2011–2015, satellite images by DigitalGlobe.
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Gaborit, Justine (11 January 2018). "Doura-Europos (Syrie) – E14".
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The female protective deity of Palmyra from the Temple of the Gadde
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language), that is addressed to the god of the city of Hatra named
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c. 33 BC: Dura becomes a Parthian provincial administrative centre
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gradually became occupied, and the influx of new inhabitants with
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Material was copied from this source, which is available under a
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The Inner Lives of Ancient Houses: An Archaeology of Dura-Europos
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3760:. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 23 September 2011
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3452:. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. 23 September 2011
3358:"A Melting Pot at the Intersection of Empires for Five Centuries"
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It was looted and mostly destroyed between 2011 and 2014 by the
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In 1999, Dura-Europos was included on the "Tentative List" of
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of the desert". Finds from Dura-Europos are on display in the
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Also partially preserved by the defensive embankment, was the
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Bust of a woman, probably Artemis, from the Temple of Artemis.
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The tablet was found in the wall of the Temple of Atargatis.
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There were at least three Palmyric temples in the city. The
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The buttressing of the walls would be tested in 256 AD when
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4844:. Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab.
4306:"Here Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged and Destroyed"
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2853:"Buried Soldiers May Be Victims of Ancient Chemical Weapon"
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Mar Mu'ain, who lived in the time of Shapur II as follows:
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Rostovtzeff, M. (1933). "Hadad and Atargatis at Palmyra".
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c. 65–19 BC: City walls constructed, including some towers
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The sacrifice of Konon, wall painting in the Temple of Bel
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Casana, Jesse; Laugier, Elise Jakoby (30 November 2017).
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3758:"Painted Panel of the Winged Goddess of Victory, or Nike"
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1994:
British troops under Captain Murphy, in the aftermath of
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with the same titles, and Julius Julianus, of A.D. 251".
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The earliest mention of Dura-Europos can be found in the
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Bonatz, Dominik; Kühne, Hartmut; Mahmoud, As'ad (1998).
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90 metres (300 feet) above the southwestern bank of the
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Roman Palmyra: Identity, Community, and State Formation
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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2285:, Dura-Europos was looted and mostly destroyed by the
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Wooden shield with scenes from the Iliad, painting by
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AAAS – The World's Largest General Scientific Society
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The description of the fall is heavily dependent on (
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David anointed by Samuel, painting from the synagogue
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was a small sanctuary built against the city wall. A
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was a double temple dedicated to the patron deities (
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that he was able to fill lacunae in the light of the
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3268:(Dura inscription No. 939, Rostovtzeff et al. 1944).
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seated on the right and a donor who appears to be a
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lived there during the time of the Sassanid emperor
4863:. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
4253:"Loot, sell, bulldoze: Isis grinds history to dust"
4169:"Mari & Europos-Dura sites of Euphrates Valley"
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2524:, December 15, 1996, last updated December 2, 2011.
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Graffito showing a warrior on a horse in full armor
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Statue of Aphrodite with a turtle found in the city
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Procession of women, painting from the house church
1314:is shown by a visitor's inscription, in Hatran (an
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6695:Populated places disestablished in the 3rd century
6690:Populated places established in the 4th century BC
5447:; Price, Jonathan J; Wasserstein, David J (eds.).
4713:Terracotta Figurines and Plaques from Dura-Europos
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907:Fiey is more plausible in his suggestion that the
5544:"A Bacchic Graffito from the Dolicheneum at Dura"
4801:. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
4540:Chi, Jennifer Y.; Heath, Sebastian, eds. (2011).
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875:. It is also mentioned in the Acts of the Syrian
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2605:
1179:compared the ancient city with modern New York:
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4797:Hillers, Delbert R.; Cussini, Eleonora (1995).
4063:"Scutum (Shield) – Yale University Art Gallery"
3554:
3304:"Altar Dedicated to the Palmyrene God Iarhibol"
1440:Relief with figure of Iarhibol from Dolicheneum
415:
4922:. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
4796:
4276:Amos, Deborah; Meuse, Alison (10 March 2015).
4087:"Painted Roman Wood Shields from Dura-Europos"
3793:"Dura-Europos, 'Pompeii of the Syrian Desert'"
3626:
3530:
2924:. January 19, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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2844:
1606:‘bd wmwd’ mlwk’ br šwdy tdmry’ lnmsys šnt 556
803:, set the event in 253; while others, such as
6003:
5738:
5487:"Dura-Europos: The Parchments and the Papyri"
5188:
5114:Religion, society and culture at Dura-Europos
4900:A History of World Societies, Combined Volume
4409:. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
4379:Religion, Society and Culture at Dura-Europos
4214:
627:occupied the city for a couple of years: the
6017:
5078:. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
4597:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
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4381:, Cambridge University Press, 2016, p. 13 f.
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4116:
3987:. Oxford, England: Oxbow Books. p. 28.
3955:. Oxford, England: Oxbow Books. p. 25.
3482:
3308:Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
3096:"Ceiling Tile with Heliodoros, an Actuarius"
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1652:assault in 256. It was uncovered in 1932 by
544:names alongside descendants of the original
355:. Dura-Europos was founded around 300 BC by
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4610:Dura-Europos : crossroads of antiquity
4494:Dura-Europos : crossroads of antiquity
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692:, to Palmyrene gods, and to local deities.
448:. Its rebuilding as a great city after the
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1660:walls depicting people and animals, and a
1373:. She sits between two figures, wearing a
483:'s times, 1900 BC, refers to the place as
36:
5508:Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte
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4491:Brody, Lisa R.; Hoffman, Gail L. (2011).
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2461:, p. 68) has thrown this into doubt.
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2154:were found at the site. As the historian
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347:river. It is located near the village of
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3356:Wilford, John Noble (19 December 2011).
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2353:Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL
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1849:Timeline of known events at Dura-Europos
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1035:temple of Azzanathana, documents of the
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6031:With correspondence to modern geography
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5449:"Religion and language in Dura-Europos"
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4329:Sidebottom, Harry (September 6, 2017).
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3671:"Dura Europos – Godesses [sic]"
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2835:
2810:
2713:
2358:List of cities of the ancient Near East
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1760:Cumont and Rostovtzeff in the Mithraeum
1685:images. The paintings are preserved at
1600:Σουδαίου Παλμυρηνὸς εὐξάμενος ἀνέθηκεν
1452:and the god called Zeus Helios Mithras
1189:Greco-Roman, Palmyrene, and local cults
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5443:Kaizer, Ted (2009). Cotton, Hannah M;
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5047:
5030:Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
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4191:"Fondazione Benetton Studi e Ricerche"
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891:describes the story of Mu'Ain as "The
790:, in 253. The sixth-century historian
767:, producing a cloud of poisonous gas,
600:Dura-Europos general excavations plan.
5991:
5726:
5361:
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5144:Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
5137:
5116:. Cambridge: Yale Classical Studies.
4920:The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337
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4009:"Heavy metal from the ancient Romans"
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1429:and local Syrian deity Azzanathkona (
1326:, which may be an old name for Dura.
5297:, Manchester UP, pp. II.424–445
4820:. New Haven: Yale University Press.
1251:, dates from 33 BC (year 279 of the
754:The siege was notable for the early
428:by Greeks in honor of the origin of
91:
63:
5713:Dura-Europos: Past, Present, Future
5111:
4897:McKay, John; Hill, Bennett (2011).
4587:, Manchester UP, pp. I.151–214
4430:. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic.
3732:"Nike or Winged Goddess of Victory"
3494:
2851:Pappas, Stephanie (March 8, 2011).
1896:takes Dura and triumphal arch built
1598:Θεᾷ Νεμέσι Ιούλιος Αὐρήλιος Μαλωχὰς
1267:Relief from the Temple of Atargatis
885:madinta hada xarabta metkaria doura
873:Zosimus the Cosmographer of Ravenna
672:Dura-Europos: Crossroad of Cultures
24:
6153:Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
5491:Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
5048:Watson, Alaric (14 January 2004).
4148:
4123:Connolly, Bess (2 November 2015).
3969:
2922:"Ancient Persians 'gassed Romans'"
2281:Between 2011 and 2014, during the
2268:
2093:garrison at the time of the final
1944:c. 244–254 AD: Synagogue paintings
1928:c. 224 AD: (Parthians defeated by
1925:post-216 AD: City walls heightened
1861:Based on the chronology found in (
1664:shrine in the western wall facing
810:
25:
6746:
5696:
5548:The American Journal of Philology
5504:"Dating the Fall of Dura-Europos"
4835:Hvidberg-Hansen, Finn O. (2007).
4456:. Damascus: Ministry of Culture.
3197:"The Dura-Europos Gospel Harmony"
1889:c. 17–16 BC: Palmyrene Gate begun
1590:Nike or Winged Goddess of Victory
1171:
699:The city received the status of "
432:, who founded it and was born in
6725:Forcibly depopulated communities
6700:Former populated places in Syria
6251:
6244:
5752:
5177:
5138:Baird, J.A. (1 September 2020).
5027:Southern, Pat (1 January 2008).
4716:. University of Michigan Press.
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4001:
3939:Bonatz, Kühne & Mahmoud 1998
3791:James, Simon (23 January 2009).
3640:"Relief of Aphrodite in a niche"
2477:
2138:
2126:
2114:
2081:Homeric shield from Dura-Europos
928:Inhabitants, languages and texts
887:"the ruined city called Doura".
90:
83:
62:
55:
5577:American Journal of Archaeology
5346:10.4467/20800909EL.22.029.16524
5308:American Journal of Archaeology
5140:"The Ruination of Dura-Europos"
4973:The Excavations at Dura-Europos
4968:Rostovtzeff, Michael Ivanovitch
4684:The stone and plaster sculpture
4149:Centre, UNESCO World Heritage.
3944:
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3450:"Thymiaterion (Incense Burner)"
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1869:c. 300 BC: Dura founded by the
1692:
376:, until it was captured by the
5813:Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona
5485:Kilpatrick, George D. (1964).
5051:Aurelian and the Third Century
4352:Darman, Peter (May 29, 2011).
4171:. UNESCO World Heritage Centre
3201:www.earlychristianwritings.com
2539:
2423:
2370:
2308:(2008), the first book in the
2247:
1965:
1961:, the population was deported.
1922:c. 211 AD: Dura a Roman colony
1476:Head, perhaps of Zeus Megistos
1418:Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona
883:"from the fortress of Doura";
13:
1:
4941:. Istanbul: Kayık Yayıncılık.
4818:The discovery of Dura-Europos
4784:. Yale University Art Gallery
4040:. Yale University Art Gallery
3738:. Yale University Art Gallery
3646:. Yale University Art Gallery
3102:. Yale University Art Gallery
3082:, pp. 5–6, Introduction.
2871:"Gas Warfare at Dura-Europos"
2491:
2312:series by the Oxford scholar
1947:253 AD: First Sassanid attack
1899:121 AD: Parthians regain Dura
1827:la forme romaine du mazdeisme
1798:centurio principe praepositus
1294:(portico) in front and three
948:society, ruled by a tolerant
820:The Discovery of Dura-Europos
637:Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
5461:10.1017/CBO9780511641992.011
5368:The Journal of Roman Studies
5216:10.1371/journal.pone.0188589
5012:. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
4989:Smith II, Andrew M. (2013).
4304:Curry, Andrew (2015-09-01).
4155:UNESCO World Heritage Centre
2760:, pp. 445–452, 467–472.
2397:
2010:. The American archeologist
1941:c. 240 AD: Mithraeum rebuilt
1751:
1617:
1010:Dura-Europos was founded by
416:Foundation and early history
234:Hellenistic, Parthian, Roman
7:
6652:UNESCO World Heritage Sites
6099:Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
5947:Robert du Mesnil du Buisson
5926:Siege of Dura-Europos (256)
5639:The Jewish Quarterly Review
4993:. Oxford University Press.
4937:Ousterhout, Robert (2011).
4522:Monuments of Syria: A Guide
4424:Baird, Jennifer A. (2018).
2346:
2179:A painted semi-cylindrical
2107:Yale University Art Gallery
1982:
1815:Yale University Art Gallery
1393:, from the Temple of Adonis
1155:Greek harmony of the gospel
43:Temple of Bel, Dura-Europos
10:
6751:
6659:Legacy of the Roman Empire
5542:Porter, Howard N. (1948).
4387:
3627:Hillers & Cussini 1995
3531:Hillers & Cussini 1995
2418:[ˈduːraeu̯ˈroːpʊs]
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893:History of Ma'in of Sinjar
709:tunneling under such walls
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5760:
5718:100 years of Dura Europos
5680:10.1017/S0041977X00090984
5502:MacDonald, David (1986).
5099:. Yale University Press.
5096:The Parchments and papyri
4878:Lönnqvist, Minna (2008).
4710:Downey, Susan B. (2003).
4681:Downey, Susan B. (1977).
4215:Casana & Laugier 2017
2547:"History of Dura Europos"
2404:[ˈduːraewroːˈpos]
1774:Mithraeum of Dura-Europos
1768:Relief from the Mithraeum
1168:, but independent of it.
967:, have revealed texts in
841:Life of the Martyr Mu'Ain
306:No, closed due to the war
302:
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279:
253:
243:
238:
230:
220:
212:
204:
196:
191:
181:
173:
136:
126:
111:
49:
35:
6715:3rd-century Christianity
5362:Jones, A. H. M. (1955).
5242:Gutmann, Joseph (1988).
5008:Sommer, Michael (2005).
4952:Dura-europos And Its Art
4778:Ingholt, Harald (1954).
4631:Dirven, Lucinda (1999).
4575:. Yale University Press.
3898:, p. I.183, n. 174.
3886:, p. I.183, n. 174.
3882:Rostovtzeff, quoted. by
3483:Brody & Hoffman 2011
2684:Brody & Hoffman 2011
2672:Brody & Hoffman 2011
2660:Brody & Hoffman 2011
2534:Brody & Hoffman 2011
2363:
2341:Robin Halliday Macartney
2173:Scutum from Dura-Europos
2077:Scutum from Dura-Europos
1974:View of excavations and
1558:. One of the reliefs of
995:(proto-Arabic dialect),
975:(the latter including a
99:Dura-Europos (Near East)
6654:; Proposed; in Danger
6448:Palestinian territories
5848:Palace of the Dux Ripae
5838:Temple of Zeus Megistos
5453:From Hellenism to Islam
5418:Hopkins, Clark (1947).
4976:. Yale University Press
4918:Millar, Fergus (1993).
4882:. Oxford: Archaeopres.
4859:Iovine, Giulio (2023).
4816:Hopkins, Clark (1979).
4799:Palmyrene Aramaic texts
2940:archive.archaeology.org
2901:archive.archaeology.org
2775:archive.archaeology.org
2227:Yale School of Forestry
2054:Palace of the Strategos
1494:strategos kai epistates
1482:Temple of Zeus Megistos
756:use of chemical weapons
623:In 114 AD, the Emperor
6720:300s BC establishments
6194:Aelia Augusta Aeclanum
5921:Cohors XX Palmyrenorum
5618:Topoi. Orient-Occident
4013:yalealumnimagazine.com
2457:More recent analysis (
2412:
2278:
2237:
2209:
2199:
2176:
2063:
1979:
1858:
1806:Legio XVI Flavia Firma
1769:
1761:
1702:
1681:
1632:Dura-Europos synagogue
1627:
1594:The dedication reads:
1591:
1575:
1543:
1504:
1477:
1441:
1423:Cohors XX Palmyrenorum
1394:
1354:
1279:
1268:
1225:
1198:
1186:
1158:account—comparable to
1129:
1095:
1048:
1037:Cohors XX Palmyrenorum
1032:
941:
918:
829:
729:
677:
629:Third Cyrenaica legion
601:
592:Rebuilding of the city
529:
509:
446:Seleucia on the Tigris
412:
317:
5967:Carl Hermann Kraeling
5833:Temple of Zeus Kyrios
5612:Ruffing, Kai (2007).
5424:The Classical Journal
5327:James, Simon (2022).
5302:James, Simon (2011).
4759:James, Simon (2019).
4744:. Presses de l'Ifpo.
4265:on November 10, 2014.
3983:James, Simon (2004).
3951:James, Simon (2009).
3822:McKay & Hill 2011
2521:Encyclopaedia Iranica
2332:Murder in Mesopotamia
2325:The first edition of
2276:
2232:
2204:
2194:
2170:
2061:
2018:, was alerted. Major
1973:
1957:to the Sassanid king
1905:164 AD: Romans under
1865:, pp. 269–271).
1856:
1767:
1759:
1700:
1674:
1625:
1589:
1574:Relief of the Nemesis
1573:
1537:
1523:man. The stele has a
1509:Temple of Zeus Kyrios
1502:
1475:
1439:
1388:
1352:
1274:
1266:
1223:
1196:
1181:
1124:
1089:
1045:
1027:
935:
905:
824:
727:
720:Siege and destruction
663:
599:
521:
504:
410:
315:
244:Excavation dates
102:Show map of Near East
6730:Roman sites in Syria
5942:James Henry Breasted
5843:Temple of Zeus Theos
5320:10.3764/aja.115.1.69
5251:Artibus et Historiae
4519:Burns, Ross (2009).
3555:Hvidberg-Hansen 2007
3497:, pp. 103, 110.
3121:Chi & Heath 2011
3041:Chi & Heath 2011
2071:Archaeological finds
2012:James Henry Breasted
1831:Les Mages hellénisés
1679:crossing the Red Sea
1389:Relief with the god
1335:Temple of Zeus Theos
1184:distinct identities.
963:fragments, and many
881:men madabra da doura
869:Ammianus Marcellinus
837:Ammianus Marcellinus
531:In 113 BC, the
285:destroyed and looted
262:James Henry Breasted
5972:Michael Rostovtzeff
5828:Temple of the Gadde
5818:Temple of Atargatis
5420:"The Siege of Dura"
5207:2017PLoSO..1288589C
4470:Brock, Sebastian P.
4311:National Geographic
4067:artgallery.yale.edu
4038:artgallery.yale.edu
3736:artgallery.yale.edu
3644:artgallery.yale.edu
3545:, pp. 258–262.
3533:, pp. 172–173.
3473:, pp. 279–280.
3310:. 23 September 2011
3283:artgallery.yale.edu
3147:, pp. 191–412.
3100:artgallery.yale.edu
2292:National Geographic
2045:Archaeological site
2032:Michael Rostovtzeff
1802:Legio IIII Scythica
1707:Dura-Europos church
1448:was a temple where
1359:Temple of the Gadde
1284:Temple of Atargatis
944:Dura-Europos was a
792:Peter the Patrician
382:siege in 256–257 AD
270:Michael Rostovtzeff
225:Classical antiquity
154: /
32:
27:Ancient Syrian city
6735:Seleucus I Nicator
6475:: Emmaus Nicopolis
6458:: Aelia Capitolina
6270:Of legion veterans
6127:Gallia Narbonensis
6109:Gallia Lugdunensis
6073:Britannia Inferior
6045:Britannia Superior
5900:Statue of Hercules
4401:Baird, Jennifer A.
3849:, p. II.424f.
3362:The New York Times
3257:Welles et al. 1959
3245:Welles et al. 1959
3233:Welles et al. 1959
3221:Welles et al. 1959
3184:Welles et al. 1959
3160:Welles et al. 1959
3145:Welles et al. 1959
2536:, pp. 95–110.
2448:Aramaic and Arabic
2299:In popular culture
2279:
2210:
2177:
2103:Deir ez-Zor Museum
2064:
1980:
1909:again control Dura
1902:160 AD: Earthquake
1859:
1843:Syrian auxiliaries
1770:
1762:
1743:Hellenistic Jewish
1703:
1682:
1628:
1592:
1576:
1544:
1525:Palmyrene language
1505:
1478:
1450:Jupiter Dolichenus
1442:
1395:
1355:
1280:
1269:
1226:
1199:
1177:John Noble Wilford
1096:
1049:
942:
914:terminus ante quem
889:Sebastian P. Brock
801:John F. Drinkwater
730:
659:Kingdom of Palmyra
602:
498:by the geographer
413:
359:, who founded the
357:Seleucus I Nicator
318:
303:Public access
71:Shown within Syria
30:
6667:
6666:
6643:
6642:
6639:
6638:
6468:Caesarea Maritima
6392:Possible colonies
6282:Caesarea Maritima
6240:
6239:
6199:Castra Taurinorum
6145:Germania Inferior
5985:
5984:
5798:Necropolis Temple
5470:978-0-511-64199-2
5445:Hoyland, Robert G
5280:on 27 August 2018
5157:10.16995/traj.421
5123:978-1-107-12379-3
5085:978-0-87099-179-0
5061:978-1-134-90815-8
5040:978-1-84725-034-6
5033:. A&C Black.
5019:978-3-515-08724-7
5000:978-0-19-986110-1
4929:978-0-674-77886-3
4910:978-0-312-66691-0
4889:978-1-4073-0303-1
4851:978-87-7304-311-0
4827:978-0-300-02288-9
4808:978-0-8018-5278-7
4770:978-0-19-874356-9
4751:978-2-35159-539-8
4723:978-0-472-11237-1
4673:978-90-5693-032-5
4644:978-90-04-11589-7
4623:978-1-892850-16-4
4553:978-0-691-15468-8
4532:978-0-85771-489-3
4504:978-1-892850-16-4
4483:978-1-59333-222-8
4437:978-1-4725-3087-5
4416:978-0-19-968765-7
3994:978-1-84217-371-8
3962:978-1-84217-371-8
3384:, pp. 45–47.
3223:, pp. 73–74.
3186:, pp. 69–70.
3174:, pp. 65–66.
3162:, pp. 74–75.
3123:, pp. 74–96.
3043:, pp. 71–72.
2877:. 7 November 2009
2875:World Archaeology
2662:, pp. 95–96.
2395:
2089:belonging to the
1989:John Henry Haynes
1953:256–257 AD: Dura
1711:The Dura-Europos
1463:centurio princeps
1237:Necropolis Temple
1120:Dura parchment 19
1023:George Kilpatrick
901:Jean Maurice Fiey
857:Isidore of Kharax
822:with an epigram:
500:Isidore of Charax
496:Parthian Stations
487:. It is the only
351:, in present-day
310:
309:
158:34.747°N 40.730°E
74:Show map of Syria
16:(Redirected from
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6685:Coloniae (Roman)
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6419:Emmaus Nicopolis
6287:Aelia Capitolina
6267:
6266:
6255:
6248:
6041:
6040:
6012:
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5962:Susan M. Hopkins
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5808:Temple of Aphlad
5803:Temple of Adonis
5793:House of Priests
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4331:Fire in the East
4326:
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4301:
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4267:
4266:
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4258:The Sunday Times
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3567:Rostovtzeff 1933
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2699:Rostovtzeff 1977
2696:
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2630:
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2597:
2574:
2568:
2562:
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2558:
2549:. Archived from
2543:
2537:
2531:
2525:
2510:Pierre Leriche,
2508:
2485:
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2468:
2462:
2455:
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2394:romanized:
2393:
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2314:Harry Sidebottom
2305:Fire in the East
2283:Syrian Civil War
2175:, 3rd century AD
2142:
2130:
2118:
1565:House of Priests
1399:Temple of Adonis
1380:Seleukos Nikator
675:
430:Seleucus Nikator
397:Syrian Civil War
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6601:: Philippopolis
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5874:Feriale Duranum
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5651:10.2307/1453566
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5070:Weitzmann, Kurt
5062:
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2207:Herbert J. Gute
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4354:"The Parthian"
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4318:on 2015-09-04.
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4151:"Dura Europos"
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3863:
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3851:
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3723:
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3617:, p. 110.
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2762:
2750:
2748:, p. 149.
2733:
2731:, p. 100.
2729:Lönnqvist 2008
2718:
2703:
2701:, p. 288.
2688:
2686:, p. 102.
2676:
2674:, p. 100.
2664:
2649:
2637:
2625:
2604:
2575:
2563:
2538:
2526:
2516:"Dura Europos"
2495:
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2472:MacDonald 1986
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2214:Homeric Shield
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1459:Juno Dolichena
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1172:Religious life
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5054:. Routledge.
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4581:Cumont, Franz
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4569:Cumont, Franz
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4034:"Horse Armor"
4029:
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3896:Francis 1975a
3892:
3885:
3884:Francis 1975a
3879:
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3867:
3860:
3855:
3848:
3847:Francis 1975b
3842:
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3830:
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3818:
3803:on 2009-01-23
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6464:: Ptolemais
6158:Mogontiacum
6091:Roman Dacia
6053:Camulodunum
5788:Dolicheneum
5628:23 December
5533:23 December
5476:22 December
5455:: 235–254.
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5339:: 301–328.
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5171:21 December
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4175:26 December
4134:22 December
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4018:22 December
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3807:23 December
3764:26 December
3742:26 December
3719:Dirven 2011
3707:Downey 1977
3695:Downey 1977
3680:26 December
3650:20 December
3586:Porter 1948
3543:Cumont 1939
3471:Sommer 2005
3456:26 December
3425:Dirven 1999
3397:Dirven 1999
3382:Downey 2003
3367:26 December
3314:20 December
3288:18 December
3206:22 December
3106:20 December
3065:Unvala 1930
3053:Dirven 1999
3020:Watson 2004
2906:22 December
2881:22 December
2758:Millar 1993
2645:Dirven 1999
2633:Dirven 1999
2600:Kaizer 2009
2571:Dirven 1999
2386:Koinē Greek
2248:Recognition
2161:Simon James
2152:horse armor
2133:Horse armor
2020:excavations
2000:Arab Revolt
1996:World War I
1966:Archaeology
1916:first built
1876:c. 113 BC:
1446:Dolicheneum
1375:mural crown
1165:Diatessaron
1071:Diatessaron
1056:and one by
953:aristocracy
794:wrote that
759:mixture of
646:and modern
635:during the
517:Paul Kosmin
470:Qan Qal'esi
450:Hippodamian
395:during the
374:Mesopotamia
325:Hellenistic
161: /
137:Coordinates
131:Middle East
6674:Categories
6657:See also:
6632:: Seleucia
6595:: Laodicea
6481:: Neronias
6328:Heliopolis
6232:Singidunum
6209:Mediolanum
5497:: 215–225.
4358:Amazon.com
4339:0141032294
4289:19 January
4238:2018-08-23
4201:2010-08-06
3615:Baird 2018
3603:Jones 1955
3519:Baird 2018
3507:Baird 2018
3437:Baird 2018
3413:Baird 2018
3399:, p.
3332:Baird 2018
3172:Baird 2018
3080:Brock 2008
3022:, p.
3006:, p.
2990:, p.
2971:, p.
2969:Klijn 1999
2955:, p.
2823:Baird 2014
2799:Baird 2020
2746:Burns 2009
2621:James 2022
2557:2009-02-18
2492:References
2156:Lisa Brody
2014:, then at
1676:Israelites
1542:in a niche
1538:Relief of
1529:Baalshamin
1454:Turmasgade
1021:Historian
950:Macedonian
865:Ptolemaeus
796:Odaenathus
610:Babylonian
564:dialects (
560:, various
546:Macedonian
341:escarpment
283:Partially
239:Site notes
216:256–257 AD
177:settlement
149:40°43′48″E
146:34°44′49″N
6626:: Antioch
6607:: Palmyra
6536:: Berytus
6456:Jerusalem
6292:Ptolemais
6214:Placentia
6204:Florentia
6063:Londinium
5885:Route map
5866:Artefacts
5783:Synagogue
5778:Mithraeum
5761:Buildings
5688:195514175
5605:191373119
5520:0018-2311
5436:0009-8353
5404:250354239
5388:1753-528X
5355:253178894
5166:225238878
4666:. BRILL.
4653:0927-7633
4462:638775287
1976:Euphrates
1930:Sassanids
1914:Mithraeum
1880:take Dura
1878:Parthians
1871:Seleucids
1835:Zoroaster
1810:Sasanians
1780:Mithraeum
1752:Mithraeum
1728:baptistry
1666:Jerusalem
1641:synagogue
1618:Synagogue
1560:Aphrodite
1556:Aphrodite
1540:Aphrodite
1521:Palmyrene
1490:Strategos
1431:Atargatis
1300:Atargatis
1133:parchment
1113:chiliarch
1100:actuarius
1092:chiliarch
1054:Herodotus
981:Palmyrene
957:parchment
938:actuarius
897:confessor
849:Shapur II
648:Abu Kamal
620:is felt.
570:Palmyrene
489:cuneiform
477:Hammurabi
466:Salihiyeh
345:Euphrates
295:Ownership
280:Condition
247:1922–1937
213:Abandoned
208:c. 300 BC
6630:Samandağ
6577:Damascus
6573:: Bostra
6511:: Gerasa
6505:: Gadara
6503:Umm Qais
6424:Neronias
6373:Neapolis
6338:Damascus
6318:Seleucia
6308:Laodicea
6168:Hispania
6117:Lugdunum
6081:Eboracum
6019:Colonies
5333:Electrum
5235:29190783
5195:PLOS ONE
5150:(1): 2.
5132:Articles
4970:(1977).
4949:(1938).
4593:citation
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4403:(2014).
4129:YaleNews
3797:le.ac.uk
3495:Yon 2016
2347:See also
2197:visible.
2105:and the
2095:Sasanian
1998:and the
1983:Overview
1959:Shapur I
1892:116 AD:
1804:and the
1784:Mithraic
1717:garrison
1687:Damascus
1658:frescoed
1650:Sasanian
1405:and the
1324:Da-wa-ra
1253:Seleucid
1249:Palmyric
1245:Yarhibol
1109:Yarhibol
1076:Arsacian
1047:gesture.
1016:graffiti
1001:Parthian
993:Safaitic
853:Polybius
784:Shapur I
740:besieged
737:Shapur I
669:—
586:Safaitic
582:Parthian
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