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Periods, Cultures, Styles > Dura-Europos
An ancient Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city noted for its cultural and religious diversity.
c. late 2nd–mid-3rd century C.E.
c. 300 B.C.E.–256 C.E.
Europe, Western Europe, France
North America, United States
Europe, Southern Europe, Italy
Europe, Western Europe, England
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