Dura Europos Discoveries

Dura Europos is a highly significant Roman site along the Euphrates River in Syria

The site is famous for its remarkble artwork and preservation of perishable materials such as cloth and leather.

Overview..... Textiles Banquets Goddesses Gods Soldiers Scribes Synagogue tiles Synagogue Paintings Church Mithras Pottery Pottery Drawings Metal, etc. Leather Wood artifacts Lamps Praetorium Jewelry

All artifact and period images digitally copied from the archives of Yale University Art Gallery. Special thanks for their assistance in this research. All images are their property.


Webpage constructed 15 August 2006
Updated 13 February 2016