Citadef of Dura Europos - Vici.org

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Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Deity, Sanctuary
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel Fort
Date:
Category: Hellenism, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Dura Europos
Collection: Livius

Surroundings:

Dura Europos, Remains of redoubt palace

Dura Europos, Remains of temple of Zeus

Temple of Zeus

Old Citadel

Dura Europos, West

Dura Europos, Statuette of a Hellenistic lady

Dura Europos, South west wall

Dura Europos, Cataphract

Dura Europos, Remains of old citadel

Dura Europos, Temple frieze

Dura Europos, South west wall

Dura Europos, Cataphract

Dura Europos, Temple frieze

Dura Europos, South west wall

Scutum

Dura Europos, Relief of Aphlad

Dura Europos, Remains of synagogue

Dura Europos, Fresco of Heliodorus Actoaris

Dura Europos, Relief of a Parthian warrior

Dura Europos, Remains of synagogue

Dura Europos, Model

Dura Europos, Remains of synagogue

Dura Europos, Model

Dura Europos, Remains of north-west walls

SW Wall, Dura-Europos

Dura Europos, Remains of synagogue

Dura Europos, Head of a Parthian prince

Dura Europos, Greek inscription on Palmyrene gate

Dura Europos, Remains of synagogue

Dura Europos, Ramp, explanation

Castle

Location:

Syrian Arab Republic, Şafşāf
geo:34.748425,40.733906
Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

Castle
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=24652

Annotations

Citadel built by Greeks after Alexander the Great, as refuge place. It was an Acropolis first reformed into a fortress and later used as the residence of the civil governor of Dura Europos.

Relevant museums

Deir ez-Zor Museum

Deir ez-Zor, Archaeological Museum

National Museum of Damascus

National Museum of Damascus

Nijmegen, Orientalis

Nijmegen, Orientalis

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nearby

Dura Europos, Museum

Dura Europos, Museum

Baths, Dura-Europos

Baths

Dura Europos, Redoubt Palace

Dura Europos, Redoubt Palace