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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Gogdara
Gogdara: town in a part of the Swat valley that is known for several important Buddhist monuments. Petroglyphs Near Odigram, Gogdara rock…Golyamata Kosmatka
Golyamata Kosmatka: place in Bulgaria where Seuthes III, king of the Thracian Odryssae (r.331-c.300 BCE), was buried. Golyamata Kosmatka, mound With a…Gordium
Gordium: capital of ancient Phrygia, modern Yassihüyük.Phrygian capital Tomb MM ("the Tomb of Midas") Gordium is situated on the place where the…Gorneae (Garni)
Gorneae: fortress in eastern Armenia, modern Garni.Prehistory The valley of the Azat; in the center the Bronze Age fortress Situated high and…Grand Trunk Road
Grand Trunk Road (Old Indian Uttarāpatha): ancient route from Afghanistan through the Punjab to the Ganges valley. Grand Trunk Road The Grand…Grinnes (Rossum)
Grinnes: Roman fort on the river Waal, perhaps identical to modern Rossum in the Netherlands. Torques from Rossum Roman finds near Rossum…Gur-e Dokhtar
Gur-e Dokhtar: Achaemenid tomb near Buzpar in western Fars.Gur-e Dokhtar (Farsi for "the tomb of the virgin"), is the local name of an Achaemenid cut-stone tomb, located in the valley of Buzpar (local phonetic: "Poshtpar"), in the vicinity of Sar-Mashhad,…Guyum
Guyum: site of a Sasanian rock relief in Iran. Guyum, relief of king Bahram II The Iranian king Bahrām II (276-293) was not…Hadrumetum
Hadrumetum (Greek: Ἀδρύμητος): Punic-Roman port in Africa, modern Sousse, second city in Roman Africa.Hadrumetum Portrait of a Roman man c.800 BCE Founded…Haft Tepe
Haft Tepe: site of a Bronze Age town in Elam. Haft tepe, general view Haft Tepe ("seven hills" - in fact twelve)…Halicarnassus (Bodrum)
Halicarnassus (Greek Ἁλικαρνασσός): Greek-Carian city, modern Bodrum in southwestern Turkey.Origin Mosaic of Halicarnassus' city goddess In the year 26 CE, the inhabitants…Halos
Halos or Alos (Greek Ἅλος): Greek town in southeastern Thessaly.Old Halos Map of Hellenistic Halos The city of Halos may date back to…