River Euphrates beside Dura Europos - a photo on Flickriver

            Dura Europos was founded in 303 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander's generals, on the west bank of the River Euphrates.
Dura means Fort and Europos was the birthplace of Seleucus, in Macedonia.
In 113 BC the Parthians took the town when they invaded from the east. The Romans arrived in the 1st century BC but did not control the town permanently until 164 AD. In 256 AD, under the rule of Shapur I, the Sassanians destroyed the town.
The most important remains from the city are the superbly preserved paintings on the walls of the synagogue. These had been buried under the sands and were excavated and moved to the Damascus museum in the 1930s.
   

Taken in: سوريا / دير الزور / As salihiyah (show map)

Taken on: October 9, 2010

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Syria

Syrie

Siria

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Doura Europos

Dura Europos

As Salihiye

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Euphrates

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Groups appears in: • Strictly Seleucidic

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX120 IS, f/4.0, 1/1250 sec, 6mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	6mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
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