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:
Limyra
Limyra (Greek: Λιμύρα): town in Lycia, modern Turunçova. In Lycian, it was called Zemuri or Zemu.History Attic red-figured vase painting from Limyra The…Lugdunum (Katwijk)
Lugdunum: Roman naval base and fortified military granary at the estuary of the river Rhine, modern Katwijk in the Netherlands The…Lugdunum (Lyon)
Lugdunum: main Roman city in the "three Gauls", site of the imperial cult, modern Lyon.Early History Lugus on a relief from…Lupia (Lippe)
Lupia: river in Germany, modern Lippe. The confluence with the Rhine The Roman geographer Pomponius Mela knows only two rivers on the…Lutetia (Paris)
Lutetia Parisiorum: capital of the Parisii, a tribe in ancient Gaul. Model of Roman Lutetia, seen from the south The Parisii were…Lycia
Lycia: the mountainous southwest of Turkey. The Lycian coast The landscape of southwestern Turkey, ancient Lycia, is dominated by the fact that…Lydia
Lydia: Iron Age kingdom in western Turkey. Its capital was Sardes. In Antiquity, this country was well known for its gold carrying river Pactolus; the wealth of the last Lydian king Croesus, who had been the first to mint gold,…Lykos (Nahr al-Kalb)
Lykos or Nahr al-Kalb: river, northeast of modern Beirut, best known for a large series of rock inscriptions, both ancient and modern. Nahr al-Kalb The Lykos…Maa-Palaiokastro
Maa-Palaiokastro: site of a Mycenaean settlement in western Cyprus. Remains of the gate of Maa-Palaiokastro Rich in copper and situated between three…Macedonia
Macedonia: ancient region and state, situated in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and northern Greece, best known because its king Alexander the Great (r.336-323) conquered the Persian Empire and inaugurated a new period in Greek history.Introduction …Machaerus
Machaerus (Greek: Μαχαιροῦς): Judaean fort on the east bank of the Dead Sea, best-known as the jail where John the Baptist was executed, modern Rujm al-Mišnaqa. …Machnaqa
Machnaqa: village in Lebanon, with remains of an ancient altar, three reliefs, and a couple of tombs. The complex dates to the first or second century CE. …