Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona
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The temple of Artemis Azzanathkona is located in Dura Europos in the east of present-day Syria, and was dedicated to a syncretic belief of Artemis and Azzanathkona.
In Roman times the temple became a headquarters for the Cohors XX Palmyrenorum, a infantry and cavalry unit.[2][3] A military archive of the Cohors was found in one of the temple rooms. The archive consists of numerous papyri and parchments; it is one the most important finds that shed light on the organization of Roman military units.
The temple complex was excavated in 1931–32.[4] Smaller follow-up examinations took place between 2007 and 2010.