Dura-Europos

Deir ez-Zor Governorate · Syria

Dura-Europos, Syria
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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A fortified city above the Euphrates where a synagogue, church and temples were found preserved beneath a defensive earth rampart. Its painted walls offer unmatched views of religious life on the Roman frontier.

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