Valuable Archaeological Findings That Have Shaped History Over Milennia

Chemical warfare dates back to 256 C.E., not just WWI and WWII. In 2009, archaeologists in Syria’s Dura Europos found that Persians used toxic gases against Romans in ancient times.

A battle in Dura Europos saw Persians using sulfur dioxide to asphyxiate twenty Romans in a tunnel. They burned pitch and sulfur, creating lethal vapors that proved fatal upon inhalation, showcasing early biochemical tactics.