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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Nicaea (İznik)
Nicaea (Greek: Νίκαια): hellenistic town in Mysia, site of two ecclesiastical councils, modern İznik.Hellenistic Nicaea Nicaea, Funerary relief of a Hellenistic…Nicomedia (İzmit)
Nicomedia (Greek: Νικομήδεια): capital of ancient Bithynia, modern İzmit.History Nicomedia, its lake and the Sangarius River 712/711 BCE: founded as a Greek…Nigrum Pullum (Zwammerdam)
Nigrum Pullum: Roman limes fort in Germania Inferior, modern Zwammerdam in The Netherlands. Remains of the fort at Zwammerdam: Southern Gate. The…Nihata (Niha)
Nihata: site in the Bekaa valley with three Roman temples, modern Niha. The name is Syriac and means "tranquil". Great temple,…Nile
Nile (Egyptian Iteru, Greek Νεῖλος, Latin Nilus): one of the largest rivers of the world, dominant natural feature of Nubia and Egypt, famous for its annual flooding.The river …Nineveh (Mosul)
Nineveh (Assyrian: Ninua): last capital of the Assyrian Empire, destroyed in 612 BCE, modern Mosul.Early History Early Ninevite Pottery Nineveh, the last capital of Assyria,…Nippur
Nippur: ancient Sumerian city, sanctuary of Enlil, modern Nuffar.Nippur Nippur, Temple platform Founded in the Chalcolithic Sumerian, famous for its sanctuary of the…Nisaia
Nisaia (Old Persian Nisâya, "settlement"): district in western Media. The Nesaean Plain, surrounding Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) The Nisaean or Nesaean plain, which…Nisibis (Nusaybin)
Nisibis (Greek Νίσιβις; modern Nusaybin): ancient town in Mesopotamia, famous for its late-Roman school.Early History Nisibis, Church of Mar Jacob Situated along…Novae (Svishtov)
Novae (Greek: Νοοῦαι): Roman legionary base along the Lower Danube, modern Svishtov in Bulgaria. The Capitoline Triad The Romans had been interested…Novaesium (Neuss)
Novaesium: Roman legionary base on the Rhine, modern Neuss.Early History Map of Neuss Novaesium was, together with Nijmegen, the oldest military base…Noviomagus (Nijmegen)
Nijmegen: city in the Netherlands, where several Roman settlements have been discovered. Batavian horsemen The word Nijmegen is derived from Noviomagus, the…