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:
Mactaris
Mactaris: Numidian-Punic-Roman city in western Africa, modern Makthar.Mactaris Mactaris, Tombstone with erote The presence of Libyan and Punic inscriptions proves that Mactaris already…Madauros
Madauros: Roman city, Byzantine fort in Numidia, birthplace of Apuleius, modern M'daourouch.Madauros Madauros Forum (below), odeon (below), baths (below) Christianity: several churches; Augustine…Madghacen
Madghacen (also known as Imedghassen, Medracen, and Madghis): royal tomb of an unknown Numidian king. The Madghacen mausoleum The royal tomb at Madghacen is…Niobe's Rock
Niobe's Rock near Magnesia near the Sipylus: rock in the shape of a weeping woman, which the ancient Greeks believed to be Niobe. …Magnesia on the Meander
Magnesia on the Meander (Greek Μαγνησία ἐπὶ Μανάνδρου or Μαγνησία ἡ Ἀσιανή, "Asian Magnesia"): ancient city in western Turkey, now Ortaklar. The…Majdel Anjar
Majdel Anjar: Roman temple, not far from Anjar (ancient Chalcis) in the Bekaa valley. Majdel Anjar In the second century BCE, the…Maka
Maka: satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, modern Oman. Map of the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean The name Maka for what…Maldegem
Maldegem-Vake: name of a Roman castellum. Maldegem-Vake In 173, the Chauci, a tribe that lived in what is now called Groningen and…Mannaricum (Maurik)
Mannaricum: fort in the Roman Rhine limes, modern Maurik in the Netherlands. Site of Mannaricum The ancient cavalry fort Mannaricium was situated…Maracanda
Maracanda: ancient name of Samarkand. The citadel of Afrosiab, seen from Samarkand's observatory Situated on the banks of the river Saravšan, Maracanda…Margiana
Margiana (Old Persian Marguš): oasis in the Karakum desert, modern Mary (or Merv) in the southeast of Turkmenistan.Bronze Age Margiana was situated on the boards of the river Murghab; this river, which was called Margos by the ancient Greeks, has its…Marktbreit
Marktbreit am Main: town in Germany where an ancient Roman military base has been discovered. Map of Varus' Germany In the second…