Dara

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Detail: Ancient Roman Ruins

Date

founded ca. 507 CE

Work Type
architecture
Style/Period
Byzantine
Style/Period 2
Ancient Roman
Culture
Ancient Roman
Culture 2
Byzantine
Location
Dara (Turkey)
Notes

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

Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Zainab Bahrani
Record ID
1516_mmm2015_dara_img_092
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