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:

Euphrates

Euphrates (Greek Εὐφράτης): river in ancient Mesopotamia. The Euphrates at Birecik (Turkey) The Euphrates is the longest river of the Near East: it…

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Euromos

Euromos (Εὔρωμος): place in Caria, modern Kızılcakuyu. Temple of Zeus A Carian town called Hyromos is mentioned in the fifth century BCE…

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Faqra

Faqra: site of several Roman monuments on the western slopes of the Lebanon Mountains. Nabaa Laban Faqra - or, to use its…

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Fayaz Tepe

Fayaz Tepe: ancient Buddhist monastery near modern Termez (southern Uzbekistan).Early Bactria Bactrian imitation of an Athenian drachm Since the early Achaemenid age, Bactria…

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Fayyum

Fayyum or Lake Moeris: large lake in Egypt, about 80 kilometer southwest of Memphis. Soknopaiou Nesos, Stele of Isis, Horus, and…

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Feldberg

Feldberg Limes Castle: Roman fort, north of modern Frankfurt am Main, part of the limes. Bathhouse In 83, the Roman emperor Domitian…

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Feresnes

Feresnes: Roman town along the Meuse. Pottery from Heerlen, made my a potter from Feresnes The remains of ancient walls were discovered…

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Fidenae

Fidenae: town near Rome, modern Castel Giubileo. Reconstruction of an Iron Age hut Fidenae was an ancient Latin (or Sabine?) town along the…

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Flevum (Velsen?)

Flevum: Roman naval base among the Frisians, probably identical to Velsen in the Netherlands.Velsen-1 Velsen I (design Graham Sumner) Like Fectio/Vechten, Velsen…

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