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:
Gerasa (Jerash)
Gerasa (Greek Γέρασα): Hellenistic and Roman city, one of the towns of the Decapolis.Hellenistic Age Northern Tetrapylon Original, Semitic name: Garshu Refounded by…Germania Inferior (1)
Germania inferior: small province of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine. Its capital was Cologne.Roman Conquest Oceanus Julius Caesar was…Ghalagay
Ghalagay: town in a part of the Swat valley that is known for several important Buddhist monuments. The Ghalagai Buddha Two kilometers…Gheriat al-Garbia, signal tower
Gheriat eal-Garbia: Roman fort in Libya, part of the Limes Tripolitanus. The signal tower discussed on this page, was part of its lines of communication to the north and east. …Gheriat el-Garbia
Gheriat el-Garbia: Roman fort in Libya, part of the Limes Tripolitanus.If desert people (e.g., the Garamantes) wanted to attack the Roman Empire, they had to travel through the arid desert and needed water. By fortifying the oases, the Romans effecively…Gheriat esh-Shergia
Gheriat esh-Shergia: modern name of a fortified farm that was part of the Limes Tripolitanus. Roman wall Gheriat esh-Shergia is the modern…Ghirza
Ghirza: Roman town in Libya, one of the main archaeological sites of the country. Wadi Ghirza Ghirza, situated near the confluence of…Ghirza Gh82
Ghirza Gh 82: Roman fortified farm in the Libyan desert. Ghirza Gh81 The photo shows one of the many fortified farms ("centenaria")…Gholaia (Bu Njem)
Gholaia: Roman fort, part of the Limes Tripolitanus, modern Bu Njem. The fort at Bu Njem with the oasis in the…Gla
Gla (Greek: Γλα or Γλας): Mycenaean fortress in Boeotia. The walls of Gla The immense Mycenaean fortress of Gla, which cannot be…Glanum (St.Rémy-de-Provence)
Glanum: Roman village in southern France, modern St.Rémy-de-Provence. Glanum: arch and mausoleum Glanum is best-known as a Roman town in southern Gaul,…Goedereede
Goedereede: location of a Roman port and fort on the shore of the North Sea.In 173, the Chauci, a tribe that lived in what is now called Groningen and Ostfriesland, and was well-known for its sea-faring qualities, attacked what is…