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:
Cepha (Hasankeyf)
Cepha: Roman fort along the Tigris, modern Hasankeyf. Byzantine fort, Hasankeyf The name of fort Cepha is particularly suited to its location:…Ceuclum (Cuijk)
Ceuclum: Roman village in Germania Inferior, along the river Meuse, modern Cuijk in the Netherlands. Peutinger map: Noviomagus and Ceuclum The Peutinger…Charax
Alexandria in Susiana or Charax: city at the head of the Persian Gulf. modern Khayaber. Charax Alexandria in Susiana was founded in…Chaussée Brunehaut ("Via Belgica")
Chaussée Brunehaut: French name of the Roman road that connected Amiens, Bavay, Tongeren, and Cologne. In Germany, it is called Agrippa-Straße and sometimes, the quasi-Latin name Via Belgica is used. …Chimaera (sanctuary)
Chimaera (Greek Χίμαιρα. "she-goat"): a fire-breathing monster, living in eastern Lycia. Chimaera, natural gas In western Lycia, one can still see and…Chios
Chios (Greek: Χίος): great island in the Aegean Sea. Chian coin Situated along the trade routes in the eastern part of the…Choara/Thara (Ahuan)
Choara or Thara: place along the Silk Road where Darius III Codomannus was killed. Dasht-e Kavir Choara, a place in western Parthia somewhere…Choaspes (Karkheh)
Choaspes: river in Iran, identical to the modern Karkheh, Seymareh, and Kashkan. Darreh-e Khazine The river Karkheh originates in the central zone…Cilicia
Cilicia: ancient name of what is now southern Turkey. The Persian king Cyrus the Great conquered this country, and after the fall of the Achaemenid empire, Cilicia belonged to the Seleucid and Roman Empires. It was well-known for its iron…Cilician Gate
Cilician Gate: road across the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey, modern Gülek Bogazi. The Cilician gate The Cilician Gate is a pass…Cinyps (Wadi Qaam)
Cinyps (modern Wadi Qaam or Wadi Kaim): small river in Tripolitana, site of a failed Greek attempt to build a city. …Cirta
MicipsaCirta: Numidian-Punic settlement, Roman city, capital of the province of Numidia, modern Constantine.Cirta Cirta today; the ancient citadel to the left Situated…