Dura-Europos

English

Alternative forms

• Dura Europos
• Dura-Europus
• Dura Europus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δοῦρα Εὐρωπός (Doûra Eurōpós).

Proper noun

Dura-Europos

1. An ancient Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city on the bank of the Euphrates in present-day Syria.

Synonyms

• Dura