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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Decapolis
Decapolis (Greek: Δεκάπολις): a union of ten towns. The best known Decapolis was in what is now Jordan. Scythopolis, theater In c.333…Decelea
Decelea: town in Attica, best known for the fact that the Spartan occupation during the Decelean War (413-404).Although situated on a plain, Athens is surrounded by mountains: Hymettos and Pentelikon in the east, Aigaleos in the west, and Parnes in…Dedan
Dedan (Hebrew: דְּדָן): town in the Arabian desert along the Incense Route in the Al-‘Ula oasis. It was the capital of the Iron Age kingdoms of Dedan and Lihyan.The Al-‘Ula Oasis …Delphi
Delphi (Greek Δελφοί): oracle, one of the main sanctuaries of ancient Greece. Delphi's omphalos If a person were called to fix the…Didyma
Didyma: oracle of Apollo near Miletus, also known as Branchidae. Didyma, temple of Apollo Didyma was the oracular shrine of Apollo at…Drangiana
Drangiana (Old Persian Zranka, "waterland"): satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid Empire (Sistan in modern Iran). The country is a dusty and often stormy desert with sandy dunes, but there are fertile plains along the river Etymandrus, modern Helmand Rûd. …Driel
Driel: probable location of a Roman fort on the Rhine limes.The Roman settlement near modern Driel in the Netherlands was close to the river Rhine and the remains must have eroded. However, many stray finds, including a large collection of…Duiven - Loowaard
Duiven - Loowaard: site of a Roman fort along the Rhine limes.The Roman fort near Duiven-Loowaard was situated near the ancient bifurcation of the Rhine and Waal. Because these rivers have changed their course several times, the fort can no…Dukkan-e Daud
Dukkan-e Daud ("David's shop"): modern name of a late-Achaemenid rock tomb with a small relief of a Zoroastrian priest. The tomb…Duma
Duma: oasis halfway between the Gulf of Aqaba and southern Babylonia, modern Al-Jawf. The Assyrian attack the Arabs Duma, known to the…Dur Untaš (Choga Zanbil)
Dur Untaš: name of an Elamite town, famous for it ziggurat, modern Choga Zanbil. Southwestern access to the ziggurat The ziggurat of…Dur-Šarrukin (Khorsabad)
Dur-Šarrukin: one of the capitals of ancient Assyria, founded by king Sargon II (r.721-705) but soon abandoned, modern Khorsabad. Khorsabad, Two…