Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSz, fragments from Susa
[This text is a variant of DSf, written on a slab of grey marble. There…
Duiven - Loowaard: site of a Roman fort along the Rhine limes.The Roman fort near Duiven-Loowaard was situated near the ancient bifurcation of the Rhine and Waal. Because these rivers have changed their course several times, the fort can no…
Durostorum: Roman legionary base and town on the Lower Danube, Byzantine episcopal see (modern Silistra).History
Byzantine basilica; Danube in the background
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Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.Weights
On these pages, the weights of king Darius are collected. The basic unit, the karšâ, was 83.30 grams,…
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.Darius' Suez Inscriptions
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