Block D5, Dura-Europos
city block of Dura-Europos labeled according to modern excavators' scheme
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Summary
Block D5, Dura-Europos is an insula[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Al-Salihiyah[3]
- Country: Syria[4]
- Instance of: feature[5], ruins[6], cultural property[7], archaeological site[8], cultural heritage[9]
- Architectural style: Hellenistic architecture[10], Parthian architecture[11]
- Made from material: rubble[12], ashlar[13], mudbrick[14], stone[15]
- Part of: Dura-Europos[16]
- Has part(s): House D5-A[17], House D5-C[18], House D5-D[19], House D5-E[20], House D5-F[21], House D5-G[22], House D5-F1[23]
- Inception: 150 BC[24]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 256[25]
- Located on street: J street, Dura-Europos[26], I street, Dura-Europos[27], 7th street, Dura-Europos[28], 5th street, Dura-Europos[29]
- Significant event: Siege of Dura-Europos[30], Yale-French Excavation Season Four at Dura-Europos[31], Earthquake of 160 CE at Dura-Europos[32], renovation[33]
- Has facility: bench[34], doorway[35], niche[36], base[37], cistern[38], stairs[39], gate[40], oven[41], wash basin[42], bowl[43], cooler[44], architectural element[45]
- Described by source: The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Fourth Season of Work, Oct 1930-March 1931[46]
- Has characteristic: graffiti[47], tile[48], frieze[49], cornice[50], column[51], depression[52]
- Has part(s) of the class: cellar[53], courtyard[54], vestibule[55], house[56]
- Significant person: Maurice Pillet[57], Michael Rostovtzeff[58], Alan McN. G. Little[59], Henry F. Pearson[60], Jennifer Baird[61]
- Contains: coin hoard[62], bag[63], jar[64], gold teeth[65], earring[66], vase[67], phiale[68], figurine[69], relief sculpture[70], lamp[71], counter[72], armor[73], altar[74]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive[75]
- State of conservation: partially destroyed[76], damaged[77]