Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos

monument · 1700 AD – 2100 AD

The Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos is a triple bay arch located outside walls of Dura-Europos ca. 1.7 km NW of the Palmyrene Gate. An inscription records the dedication to Trajan by the Legio III Cyrenaica and was duplicated on each side of the arch.

Coordinates

34.75425, 40.71136

Also known as

Qaṣr Umm Isbaʿ (ar), Umm Isba (ar), أم اصبع (ar), قصر أم أصبع (ar)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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