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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Maka

Maka: satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, modern Oman. Map of the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean The name Maka for what…

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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…

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Maracanda

Maracanda: ancient name of Samarkand. The citadel of Afrosiab, seen from Samarkand's observatory Situated on the banks of the river Saravšan, Maracanda…

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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…

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