Rome, the Greek World, and the East, Vol. 3 - The Greek World, the Jews, and the East

Dura-Europos under Parthian Rule 

more difficult task to re-examine those contexts, and to ask what part the in-
scriptions played in forming the proposed identifications of buildings in the
city. The genius and energy of Cumont and Rostovtzeff initiated and carried
through these uniquely productive excavations. But these same qualities led
to over-ambitious and over-hasty interpretations of the results. It would not
be a betrayal of their heritage, but a tribute to it, if the entire story—of the
excavations and of Dura itself—were to be re-examined.

Appendix

.Parthian Dura: Selected Evidence(material incorporating writing)

(a) General

F. Cumont,Fouilles de Doura-Europos(Paris, ):

ff., Le temple ‘‘des dieux palmyréniens’’ et ses peintures (ff.,

inscriptions –)

ff., Le temple d’Artémis et ses sculptures (ff., inscriptions –)

, ins.  (Greek inscription of../ with Parthian titles)

P. V. C. Baur and M. I. Rostovtzeff, eds.,The Excavations at Dura-Europos
Conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and
Letters, Preliminary Reports(New Haven and Oxford, –):

First Season (Spring )()

ff., The Greek and Latin Inscriptions.

ff., Two Palmyrene inscriptions.

Second Season (/)():

, ins.  ‘‘temple of Palmyrene gods’’ (..)

, ins.  ‘‘temple of Palmyrene gods’’ (..)

ff., Konon family

Third Season (/)()

ff., The Temple of Artemis

ff., The Temple of Atargatis

ff., ins. nos. , , ?, –, –,  (..), 

Fifth Season (/)()

ff., Temple of Aphlad (pl. XIII)

ff., ins. –