‘Forgotten metropolis:’ the identification of Dura-Europos’ uncared for sister web site in Syria

The Dura-Europos web site in modern-day Syria is known for its distinctive state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this historic metropolis has yielded many nice discoveries, and serves as a window into the world of the traditional Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman intervals. But regardless of the prominence of Dura-Europos in Close to Jap scholarship, there may be one other metropolis, just some miles down the Euphrates river, that presents a long-neglected alternative for examine.