Syria. Dura Europos. Founded by the Seleucids as a fortress ca.300 BC. It was conquered by the Romans in 165 AD. Palmyra Gate, 2nd century AD. (Picture taken before the Syrian Civil War).
Syria. Dura Europos. Founded by the Seleucids as a fortress ca.300 BC. It was conquered by the Romans in 165 AD. Palmyra Gate, 2nd century AD. (Picture taken before the Syrian Civil War).