Hercules, Tower of - ܦܘܪܩܣܐ ܕܗܪܩܠܝܣ

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Joh. Eph., EH 6.5, notes that among the Roman fortifications of Dara, there was a tower which was larger than the others, called tower of Hercules.2

Names

  • ܦܘܪܩܣܐ ܕܗܪܩܠܝܣ
  • Hercules, Tower of
  • ܦܘܪܩܣܐ ܕܗܪܩܠܝܣ1

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Joh. Eph., EH 6.5, notes that among the Roman fortifications of Dara, there was a tower which was larger than the others, called tower of Hercules.2
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  • 1 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 288, chapter: 3.6.5.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 288.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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Silvio Roggo, “Hercules, Tower of - ܦܘܪܩܣܐ ܕܗܪܩܠܝܣ ” last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/5612.

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Silvio Roggo, “Hercules, Tower of - ܦܘܪܩܣܐ ܕܗܪܩܠܝܣ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/5612.

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