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:

Nubia

Nubia: name of the country south of Egypt, more or less identical to modern Sudan. In ancient times, there were three Nubian kingdoms, which are named after their capitals: Kerma, Napata, and Meroe. Other names are Kush and Ethiopia. …

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Numidia

Numidia: ancient country to the west of the territories of Carthage, more or less modern Algeria. There were two main units, named after the Massylians and the Masaeisylians, which are more or less identical to the Roman provinces Numidia and…

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Nysa

Nysa (Greek Νῦσα): mythological place of birth of the god Dionysus. Dionysus Many lines of Homer's Iliad have inspired later authors. One…

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Oenoanda

Oenoanda: town in Lycia, modern Incealiler.  Southern approach The ruins of ancient Oenoanda - the first picture shows the southern access to…

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Olba-Diocaesarea

Olba (Ὤλβα): Seleucid city in Rough Cilicia, southern Turkey; its Roman name was Diocaesarea (Διοκαισάρεια), and its modern name is Uzuncaburç …

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Olympia

Olympia (Greek Ὀλυμπία): town in Elis, famous for the panhellenic sanctuary of Zeus and the Olympic Games.Site Model of Olympia in…

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Olympus

Mount Olympus (Greek Ὂλυμπος): mountain in northern Greece, between Thessaly and Macedonia, believed to be the dwelling of the gods.Mountain Mount Olympus, seen…

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Olynthus

Olynthus (Greek ῎Ολυνθος): Greek town on the Chalkidike, southeast of modern Thessaloniki. It is best known as capital of the Chalkidikean League.History …

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