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Dura-Europos was an important trading center in Roman Syria. It may or may not be the same as the "Doura" recorded in Shapur I's inscriptions. The town was in Sasanian hands for some time after its fall, and was later abandoned. Intact archaeological evidences at Dura provide details of the Roman
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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 Sasanian tunnel the tunnelers ignited a
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presence there, and the dramatic course of the siege. The garrison was determined to resist the siege, and the Sasanians employed a variety of siege warfare techniques to defeat them. Archaeological evidences suggest that the garrison at Dura-Europos was mixed, composed of
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Samir S. Patel, “Early Chemical Warfare – Dura-Europos, Syria,” Archaeology, Vol. 63, No. 1, January/February 2010,
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The southern wall. One of the Sasanian assaults was performed against this side of the walls
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used chemical analysis of the samples in the tunnel compared with the composition of
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Dura-Europos general excavations plan, assault ramp is between 14th and 15th towers
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The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos: A Study of Religious Interaction in Roman Syria
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and deduced that methane was also likely a by-product of the attack.
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1272:(266–267) 1254:(265–266) 1242:Ctesiphon 1224:(261–262) 1161:(260–267) 1134:(260–274) 1083:(260–268) 1078:Gallienus 1076:Reign of 1012:(253–260) 1007:Gallienus 1001:Reign of 978:Reign of 922:(251–253) 915:Reign of 848:(250–251) 839:(250–251) 830:(250–270) 819:(249–251) 812:Reign of 802:Philip II 731:(245–247) 720:(244–249) 713:Reign of 670:(238–244) 663:Reign of 658:(238–239) 638:Reign of 608:Gordian I 545:(235–238) 538:Reign of 473:Lazic War 439:Bagrevand 422:Ctesiphon 2413:Shapur I 1706:city of 1700:Shapur I 1608:Proculus 1411:Aurelian 1125:259–261) 1089:Caesarea 1003:Valerian 905:Etruscus 644:Balbinus 640:Pupienus 559:Harzhorn 167:Strength 116:Shapur I 60:Location 2231:History 2085:Brothel 1793:Tunnels 1779:Gallery 1773:bitumen 1712:Antioch 1653:Carinus 1604:Bonosus 1557:Tacitus 1545:Châlons 1347:Naissus 991:Antioch 946:Nisibis 897:Abritus 703:Misiche 694:Resaena 432:Samarra 427:Maranga 350:Antioch 333:Misiche 328:Resaena 294:Nisibis 232:Carrhae 175:Unknown 2212:Scutum 2090:Church 1973:  1948:  1923:  1898:  1757:sulfur 1698:under 1676:  1673:Margum 1667:  1656:  1644:  1632:  1620:  1611:  1606:& 1597:  1590:  1581:  1578:Probus 1569:  1560:  1548:  1539:  1535:  1526:  1517:  1508:  1499:  1490:  1481:  1472:  1465:(270s) 1463:  1454:  1449:& 1441:  1432:  1425:  1414:  1402:  1395:  1386:  1383:Bostra 1377:  1368:  1359:  1350:  1336:  1327:  1316:  1304:  1295:  1292:Athens 1286:  1277:  1270:  1261:  1252:  1245:  1236:  1229:  1222:  1212:  1204:  1195:  1186:  1177:  1168:  1159:  1150:  1141:  1132:  1123:  1119:  1110:  1101:  1092:  1081:  1069:  1066:Edessa 1057:  1039:  1030:  1021:  1010:  994:  983:  971:  967:  958:  949:  940:  931:  920:  908:  901:Decius 891:  882:  873:  864:  855:  846:  837:  828:  817:  814:Decius 805:  798:Verona 791:  782:  778:  774:  765:  756:  749:(240s) 747:  738:  729:  718:  706:  697:  688:  679:  668:  656:  647:  642:& 633:  624:  615:  610:& 599:  588:  579:  575:  566:  562:  553:  543:  380:Satala 360:Edessa 172:23,000 81:Result 55:256 AD 1967:Legio 1761:pitch 1704:Roman 1678:(285) 1646:(283) 1629:Carus 1622:(280) 1613:(280) 1599:(278) 1550:(274) 1528:(273) 1519:(272) 1514:Emesa 1510:(272) 1505:Immae 1501:(272) 1496:Tyana 1492:(271) 1487:Pavia 1483:(271) 1474:(271) 1443:(271) 1434:(271) 1427:(271) 1404:(270) 1397:(270) 1388:(270) 1370:(269) 1338:(269) 1329:(269) 1306:(268) 1297:(267) 1288:(267) 1263:(267) 1247:(263) 1238:(263) 1231:(262) 1214:(261) 1206:(261) 1197:(261) 1188:(261) 1179:(261) 1170:(261) 1152:(260) 1143:(260) 1112:(260) 1103:(260) 1094:(260) 1071:(260) 1059:(259) 1041:(256) 1032:(254) 1023:(254) 996:(253) 985:(253) 960:(253) 951:(252) 942:(252) 933:(251) 910:(251) 893:(251) 884:(250) 875:(250) 870:Beroe 866:(250) 857:(250) 807:(249) 793:(249) 767:(249) 758:(248) 740:(248) 708:(244) 699:(243) 690:(241) 681:(240) 649:(238) 635:(238) 626:(238) 617:(238) 601:(238) 590:(235) 555:(235) 395:Amida 323:Hatra 73:Syria 2319:stub 1971:ISBN 1946:ISBN 1921:ISBN 1896:ISBN 1855:The 1759:and 1690:The 1541:273) 1478:Fano 1005:and 973:253) 903:and 784:253) 776:(249 581:235) 568:235) 52:Date 2388:253 1537:(c. 1121:(c. 577:(c. 564:(c. 2364:: 1730:, 1726:, 1714:. 969:(c 780:or 67:, 2350:e 2343:t 2336:v 2325:. 2063:e 2056:t 2049:v 2032:. 1979:. 1954:. 1929:. 1904:. 517:e 510:t 503:v 204:e 197:t 190:v 75:)

Index

Roman-Persian wars

Dura-Europos
Roman Empire
Syria
Sassanian Empire
Roman Empire
Shapur I
Legio IV Scythica
Legio III Cyrenaica
Legio XVI Flavia Firma
Cohors XX Palmyrenorum
Cohors II Paphlagonum Gallia
Cohors II Equestris
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Roman–Persian Wars
Roman–Parthian Wars
Carrhae
Caesar's planned invasion
Pompeian–Parthian invasion
Cilician Gates
Amanus Pass
Mt Gindarus
Mark Antony's campaign
Armenian War of 58–63
Trajan's Parthian campaign
Lucius Verus' campaigns
2nd Ctesiphon

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