Roman countermine near Tower 19

subterranean mine aimed at deterring the Sasanian Persian siege and eventual fall of Dura-Europos, source of a great deal of Roman military artifacts. 
Dura-Europos, Tower 19 countermine

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256 — 256 ruins, Block K8, Dura-Europos, Dura-Europos, military tunnel, feature, cultural property, Syria Q858, 

• American Journal of Archaeology Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos^@
• The arms and armour from Dura-Europos, Syria. Weaponry recovered from the Roman garrison town and the Sassanid siegeworks during the excavations, 1922-7^@
• The Roman military base at Dura-Europos, Syria: an archaeological visualisation^@
• The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Sixth Season of Work, October 1932 – March 1933^@
• Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos^@
• Compte rendu de la septième campagne de fouilles à Doura-Europos (Syrie)^@
• Rome on the Euphrates: the Final siege of Dura-Europos^@
  

Location: 34.747, 40.726, KML, Maps

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military tunnel – 

Doura Europos tunnel

Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number dura-g810a~01 -object-id-3616

Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number y717c -object-id-6184

Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number z29 -object-id-11583

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		American Journal of Archaeology Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos@			Wikidata
link		The arms and armour from Dura-Europos, Syria. Weaponry recovered from the Roman garrison town and the Sassanid siegeworks during the excavations, 1922-7@			Wikidata
link		The Roman military base at Dura-Europos, Syria: an archaeological visualisation@			Wikidata
link		The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Sixth Season of Work, October 1932 – March 1933@			Wikidata
link		Stratagems, Combat, and “Chemical Warfare” in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos@			Wikidata
link		Compte rendu de la septième campagne de fouilles à Doura-Europos (Syrie)@			Wikidata
link		Rome on the Euphrates: the Final siege of Dura-Europos@			Wikidata
image		Doura Europos tunnel			Wikimedia
image		Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number dura-g810a~01 -object-id-3616			Wikimedia
image		Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number y717c -object-id-6184			Wikimedia
image		Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG negative number z29 -object-id-11583			Wikimedia

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