Arch of Trajan, Dura-Europos
Ruins · Syria
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 116
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 34.754, 40.711
Why it was abandoned
☢️ Disaster
Detected automatically from the text: Earthquake of 160 CE at Dura-Europos
History
triple bay arch located outside walls of Dura-Europos c.1.7 km NW of Palmyrene Gate; inscription dedicated to Trajan by Legio III Cyrenaica, duplicated on each side of arch