Roman countermine near Tower 19
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subterranean mine aimed at deterring the Sasanian Persian siege and eventual fall of Dura-Europos, source of a great deal of Roman military artifacts
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Tower 19 countermine, Dura-Europos
Q858,
- [[|The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Sixth Season of Work, October 1932 – March 19]] page@ pp188-204
Location: 34.7478, 40.7266, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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256 Roman countermine near Tower 19
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- Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos - 2011 article by Simon T. James in the American Journal of Archaeology, Q1860
- Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos - 2011 article by Simon T. James in the American Journal of Archaeology, Q1860
- Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos - 2011 article by Simon T. James in the American Journal of Archaeology, Q1860
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | missing page@ | pp188-204 | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | 256 | Roman countermine near Tower 19 | military tunnel, cultural property, feature, ruins | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Doura Europos tunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number y717c -object-id-6184 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number dura-g810a~01 -object-id-3616 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number z29 -object-id-11583 | Commons | ||




