Search
Your search for 'dc_creator:( "Leriche, Pierre" ) OR dc_contributor:( "Leriche, Pierre" )' returned 1 result. Modify search
Did you mean: dc_creator:( "leriche, Pierre" ) OR dc_contributor:( "leriche, Pierre" )Sort Results by Relevance | Newest titles first | Oldest titles first
Dura-Europos
(2,793 words)
[German Version] I. History of Religions – II. Jewish Community – III. Christian Community
I. History of Religions The site of ruins (discovered in 1921) situated in southeastern Syria on the right bank of the upper Euphrates near modern As-Salihiya was founded (“Europos”) before 280 bce by Seleukos I Nicator (Seleucids). From 113 bce until its conquest by the Romans in 165 ce, the city was under Parthian dominion (“Dura” = fortification). After its destruction by the Sassanides in 256 and as a result of the alteration in the course of the Euphrates, Dura-Europos became desolate. ¶ The e…
Source:
Religion Past and Present
