Dara
Image View Description:
Rock Cut Buildings facing Southwest, Necropolis
Date:
founded ca. 507 CE
Location:
Dara (Turkey)
Title Variant:
Daras
Work Type:
architecture
Culture:
Ancient Roman
Culture 2:
Byzantine
Style / Period:
Byzantine
Style / Period 2:
Ancient Roman
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.

Image Source:

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

Record ID:
1516_mmm2015_dara_img_015
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