Dura-Europos was established as a Roman garrison town in AD 164 and is situated in present-day Eastern Syria. In AD 194, Emperor Septimius Severus utilized it as a strategic base for his campaigns against the Parthians. The city eventually fell to the Sassanids, led by Shapur I, between AD 256 and 257, during which time its inhabitants were deported. Dura-Europos was renowned for its religious tolerance. A synagogue, Christian house, and Mithraeum were found on the same street in the city.