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:
Enkomi
Enkomi: Bronze Age settlement in eastern Cyprus.Middle Bronze Age House of the Pillar Rich in copper and situated between three continents, Cyprus…Ensérune
Ensérune: Celtic hillfort in southern France, main settlement in the Languedoc.Ensérune I General view The hillfort at Ensérune - its ancient name is…Ephesus
Ephesus (modern Selçuk): ancient Greek town in western Turkey, one of the largest and best excavated cities of the ancient world.Early History …Epidauros
Epidauros (Greek: Επίδαυρος): sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius in the northeaster Peloponnese.History Asclepius Prehistoric houses Originally a sanctuary of Apollo; the temples…Erebuni
Erebuni: ancient name of modern Yerevan. There are several archaeological sites: Shengavit, Erebuni (from which the name "Yerevan" is derived), and Karmir Blur. …Eretria
Eretria (Greek Ἐρέτρια, "the rowers' town"): city and port on the Greek island of Euboea.Early History Eretria, Temple of Apollo, Statue…Eryx
Eryx: mountain on western Sicily, modern Erice. Mount Eryx, from the south The isolated Mount Eryx is about 750 meters high and dominates…Eshaqvand/Sakavand
Eshaqvand or Sakavand: site of a late-Achaemenid rock relief. The relief at Eshaqvand (cast at Taq-e Bostan) There are three ancient rock…Etna
Etna: volcano in Sicily. The Etna, seen from an airplane Mount Etna, here seen from the southwest, is situated in the northeast…Euas (Kunar)
Euas: river in eastern Afghanistan, modern Kunar. Valley of the Kunar, from an airplane The river Kunar in eastern Afghanistan, which is…Euboea
Euboea (Greek Εὔβοια): large island in Greece, north of Boeotia and Attica, southeast of Thessaly.Euboea Euboea's northern shore, the "hollows" Large island…Eulaeus (Dez)
Eulaeus: river in ancient Iran, modern Dez. The Dez near Choga Zanbil Together with the rivers Karkheh (the ancient Choaspes) and Karun…