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:
Buthrotum (Butrint)
Buthrotum (Greek: Βουθρωτόν): port in western Epirus, modern Butrint.A Port on the Epirote Shore The Vivari Channel The ruins of Buthrotum are…Byblos
Byblos (Hebrew גבל; Greek Βύβλος): one of the oldest cities in the world, inhabited from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages, modern Jubayl.Origins …Byllis
Byllis (Greek: Βύλλις or Βουλλίς): Illyrian city, Greek town. The remains of Byllis Situated on a hill on the east bank of the river…Bziza
Bziza: village in northern Lebanon, site of a Roman temple. The temple at Bziza There are many Roman sanctuaries between the Nahr…Caere (Cerveteri)
Caere: city in southern Etruria, modern Cerveteri.History Caere, Banditaccia necropolis, Wall painting of an archer According to ancient sources founded by Pelasgians Large…Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima: Roman city, capital of of the province Judaea/Palaestina.History Hippodrome Phoenician port (Migdal Šoršon) Hellenistic: Sidonian outpost named "Strato's Tower" (259 BCE:…Caesarea-Mazaca (Kayseri)
Caesarea-Mazaca: ancient town in central Anatolia, modern Kayseri.History Hellenistic relief of a soldier Cappadocia Settled in the Bronze Age, named Mazaka in Hattic,…Calo
Calo: unidentified Roman fort, part of the Rhine limes.Calo was a fort of a Roman cavalry squadron, halfway between Xanten and Moers-Asberg. Although the military settlement is mentioned in our sources, it is still unidentified. As the Rhine is a…Capernaum
Capernaum: town on the northern shore of Lake Galilee.Capernaum Capernaum's Synagogue Allready occupied in the thirteenth century BCE Meaning of the name: Village…Cappadocia
Cappadocia: ancient name for the country between the rivers Halys and Euphrates, today central Turkey.Country Cappadocia's famous rocks Cappadocia is defined as…Capua
Capua: important ancient city southwest of Rome, modern Santa Maria di Capua Vetere.Origins Clay portrait of a man Located in the plain…Caria
Caria: the southwest of modern Turkey, incorporated in c.545 BCE the ancient Achaemenid empire as the satrapy Karkâ. Its capital was Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum).Early history …