Place

There were many ancient towns and many have been excavated. Here's an overview of ancient sites, usually with maps and photos of the remains.

There are 619 items in Place:

Bodegraven

Bodegraven: fortified bridge in the Roman Rhine limes. Roman helmet The road from Zwammerdam to Woerden along the frontier river Rhine crossed…

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Boeotia

Boeotia (Greek: Βοιωτία): landscape in Central Greece, with several towns and capital Thebes. Head of Dionysus Boeotia is separated from Attica in…

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Bosphorus

Bosphorus or Bosporus (Βόσπορος) is the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Bosphorus, seen from Topkapi The…

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Bosra (Busra)

Bosra: ancient city, legionary base of III Cyrenaica, capital of the Roman province Arabia (modern Busra).Early History Nabataean inscription ("Nathar'el, son…

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Bsharre

Bsharre: town in northern Lebanon, site of an archaic tomb. Bsharre, tomb, outside The modern town of Bsharre (Bcharré, Bsharri...) is at…

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Bulla Regia

Bulla Regia: Numidian-Roman city on a great plain in western Africa.Bulla Regia House of Amphitrite, Triumph of Venus Situated on a large…

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