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
Dura-Europos, ruins, military tunnel, feature, cultural property, Q858

  • [[|The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Sixth Season of Work, October 1932 – March 19]] page@ pp188-204
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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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Doura Europos tunnelDoura Europos tunnel
Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number y717c -object-id-6184Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number y717c -object-id-6184
Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number dura-g810a~01 -object-id-3616Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number dura-g810a~01 -object-id-3616
Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number z29 -object-id-11583Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number z29 -object-id-11583
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commonsimageDoura Europos tunnel Commons
commonsimageDura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number y717c -object-id-6184 Commons
commonsimageDura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number dura-g810a~01 -object-id-3616 Commons
commonsimageDura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number z29 -object-id-11583 Commons