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Dura Europos

Dura Europos (Greek Δοῦρα Εὐρωπός): Seleucid and Roman city on the west bank of the Euphrates.

Dura Europos, Temple of Mithras, Fresco

Founded in about 303 BCE by Macedonian settlers; typical Seleucid design with a central, colonnaded street, agridiron plan, walls following the contours of the landscape, and a separate citadel on a hill (cf. Apamea, Chalcis, Cyrrhus, Diocaesarea, and Damascus.)
In the 140s taken over by the Parthians; military function and station along the route from Babylonia and the Persian Gulf in the southeast to Palmyra and the Mediterranean in the west
Iranian religious cults
Temporarily occupied under Trajan
Flourishing in the second century; civil center
Mixed population: Macedonians, Greeks, Syrians, Iranians, Romans
Syncretism of religions
164 Roman conquest by Lucius Verus: easternmost point
Remilitarized in the Severan age
Decline because changed course Euphrates
256 CE: captured by the Sasanians (a mine has been found)

Dura Europos, Palace of the Dux Ripae

Dura Europos, Palmyra Gate

Dura Europos, Temple of the Palmyrene Gods

Dura Europos, Old Citadel

Dura Europos, Figurine of a Hellenistic lady

Dura Europos, a Parthian votive relief

Dura Europos, Temple of Aphlad, Relief of Aphlad

Dura Europos, Temple of Atargatis, Heracles

Dura Europos, Temple of Zeus Theos

Temples: Aphlad, Gad of Dura and Gad of Palmyra, Hadad and Atargatis, Palmyrene gods, Zeus Kyrios, Zeus Theos
House of the Priest

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