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Tower 14
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2021-02-11T07:50:35-04:00
YDEA project
Rectangular defensive tower located on the southern 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.
Baird 2018 p. 20
Pleiades
Rectangular defensive tower located on the southern 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 14
First century of the common era
second century of the common era
Plan location of Tower 14
-100
2021-02-11T07:50:35-04:00
first century before the common era
199
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Pleiades
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tower (wall)
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.