Dara
Image View Description:
Ancient Roman Road, Ruins
Date:
founded ca. 507 CE
Location:
Dara (Turkey)
Title Variant:
Daras
Work Type:
architecture
Culture:
Ancient Roman, Byzantine
Style / Period:
Byzantine, Ancient Roman
Digital Media Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University, produced as a part of the Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments project
Digitized Media Source
Photographer:
Gabriel Rodriguez
Notes:

Dara, founded by the emperor Anastasius I, was a major fortress city in the Eastern Roman Empire during the 6th century CE.

Record ID:
1516_mmm2015_dara_img_042
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Department of Art History and Archaeology
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