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Dura-Europos: Aerial photograph by Poidebard (1934)
Dura-Europos in an aerial photo taken from the south (Poidebard 1934, pl.88)
This aerial photo by Antoine Poidebard (1934) provides an oblique view from the south of the ancient city of Dura-Europos, located along the Euphrates River near the modern town of as Salhiyah. Contemporary with the photo, the Yale University project directed by Rostovtzeff uncovered numerous Roman-era buildings, with well-preserved mural paintings found in Roman shrines, synagogues, and early Christian churches.
The pioneering aerial photos by Poidebard and his colleagues documenting Roman sites in Syria were published in the 1934 volume entitled La Trace de Rome dans la Desert de Syrie: Le Limes de Trajan a la Conquete Arabe; Recherches Aeriennes (1925-1932).
Since 2010, the site has been severely looted during ongoing wars in Syria.
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