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.
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Crete
Crete (Greek Κρήτη, Latin Creta): largest island in Greece. Psychro Cave, often identified with the Dictaean Cave of Greek mythology Crete is…Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon (Parthian Tyspwn): ancient city on the Tigris, founded by the Parthians. The city was the capital of the Parthian and the Sasanian empires.Origin …Cumae
Cumae: Greek town in Italy, best-known for its prophetess, the Sibylla.History Relief with a home-coming hero Metal trade between the Etruscans and…Bronze Age Cyprus
Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Prehistoric Cyprus Reconstructed houses from Choirokoitia The oldest human…Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica or Pentapolis: the northeastern part of modern Libya, with five - later: six - ancient Greek cities: Euhesperides (modern Benghazi), Taucheira, Barca, Ptolemais, Apollonia, and its capital Cyrene. …Cyrene
Cyrene: main Greek settlement in the Cyrenaica, the northeastern part of modern Libya, modern Shahhat.Origins Fountain of Apollo Cyrene was founded in…Cyrrhus
Cyrrhus (Greek: Κύρρος): ancient town in northern Syria, base of the Tenth Legion Fretensis. Macedonian citadel Cyrrhus was founded by one of…Cyzicus
Cyzicus (Greek Κύζικος): Mysian town in the Propontis. The closest modern village is Aşağıyapıcı, the nearest modern city is Erdek.History A sixth-century kouros…Prehistory of Dacia
Dacia: country north of the Lower Danube, more or less identical to modern Romania. It experienced influences from the Thracians, Scythians, Greeks, and Celts and became a powerful kingdom, added as a province to the Roman Empire, abandoned to Germanic-speaking…Damascus
Damascus (Aramaic דמשק; Greek Δαμασκός): important city in the ancient Near East.Bronze Age Damascus, "Street which is called Straight" Mentioned for the…Danubius (Danube)
Danube (Greek ῎Ιστρος and Δάνυβις; Latin Danubius or Danuvius): one of the largest rivers in Europe, northern frontier of the Roman Empire. …Dascylium (Ergili)
Dascylium: capital of the Persian satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia, modern Ergili. Dascylium from the east Dascylium, situated to the southeast of Lake…