Rectangular defensive tower located on the northern end of the defensive circuit walls around the city of Dura-Europos. Built ca. 150 BCE, the city's fortifications were breached in 256 CE and went out of use thereafter.
Tower 3
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Baird 2018 p. 20
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Tower 3
Rectangular defensive tower located on the northern end of the defensive circuit walls around the city of Dura-Europos. Built ca. 150 BCE, the city's fortifications were breached in 256 CE and went out of use thereafter.
second century of the common era
first century before the common era
A wall tower as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: Towers incorporated into a protective wall, such as the wall around a city or castle.
tower (wall)
Plan location of Tower 3
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First century of the common era
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