The Discovery of Dura-Europos
by Hopkins, Clark; edited by Bernard Goldman
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[Dura Europos] was founded in 303BC... [at the intersection of trade routes on the Euphates. [It] was abandoned in he 3rd century AD... The Parthian Temple, the painted Christian Chapel, and the standing Jewish Synagogue with its four walls covered with paintings from the Old Testament [were] vital sources for the understanding of pagan religions, Judaism in the early centuries of the Christian Era, and early Christianity. The chance discovery of Dura by British troops in 1920 and its subsequent study [by] French and American archaeologists resulted in one of the most famous archaeological recoveries in the twentieth century, [But in the 21st century] ISIS [initiated massive looting of the site turning] the illicit aniquities trade into a multimillion dollar transnational business..."" [PARALLELS] ""Satellite imagery shows a cratered landscape inside the mud-brick walls, evidence of widespread destruction..."" [National Geographic] There is a protective mylar cover. Out-of-print. 1ST EDITION.
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