Dura-Europos
ancient Syrian city
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Summary
Dura-Europos is an archaeological site[1]. Dura-Europos ranks in the top 3% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,406 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Al-Salihiyah[3], Deir ez-Zor Governorate[4]
- Country: Syria[5]
- Instance of: ancient city[6], administrative territorial entity[7]
- Commons category: Dura Europos[8]
- Archives at: Yale University Art Gallery[9], Yale University[10], PSL Research University[11], Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa[12], University of Oxford[13], American Academy in Rome[14], Cornell University[15], Arachne[16]
- Has part(s): Praetorium of Dura-Europos[17], Dura-Europos synagogue[18], Dura-Europos church[19], Dura-Europos amphitheatre[20], Mithraeum, Dura-Europos[21], Tower Grave D[22], City wall of Dura-Europos[23], Temple of Aphlad[24], Roman Military Palace[25], Temple of Bêl[26], Temple of Zeus Theos[27], Temple of Adonis, Dura-Europos[28], Necropolis Temple, Dura-Europos[29], Block L7, Dura-Europos[30]
- Inception: 300 BC[31]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 256[32]
- Significant event: Siege of Dura-Europos[33], Earthquake of 160 CE at Dura-Europos[34], Yale-French Excavation Season One at Dura-Europos[35], Yale-French Excavation Season Two at Dura-Europos[36], Yale-French Excavation Season Three at Dura-Europos[37], Yale-French Excavation Season Four at Dura-Europos[38], Yale-French Excavation Season Five at Dura-Europos[39], Yale-French Excavation Season Six at Dura-Europos[40]
Why It Matters
Dura-Europos has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Dura-Europos is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]