Fire in the East, the first book in the Warrior of Rome series by the Oxford scholar Dr Harry Sidebottom, is centred around a detailed description of the Sassanid siege of Dura-Europos in 256 AD, based on the archeological finds in the site, albeit the city name has been changed to "Arete."
Fire in the East, buku pertama dalam serial "Warrior of Rome" karya sarjana Oxford, Dr Harry Sidebottom, dipusatkan sekitar suatu penggambaran cermat pengepungan tentara Sassaniyah di Dura-Europos pada tahun 256 M, berdasarkan penemuan-penemuan arkeologi di situs itu, meskipun nama kota diubah menjadi "Arete."