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:
Opis
Opis (Akkadian Upî or Upija): ancient Babylonian city on the Tigris, not far from modern Baghdad.Site The precise location of Opis has not been established, but from the Akkadian and Greek texts, it is clear that it was situated on the…Orontes (Nahr al-Asi)
Orontes: river in Syria, modern Nahr al-Asi. The Orontes and Tell Kadesh The Orontes is one of the most famous rivers of…Ostia
Ostia: Roman city, next to the port of ancient Rome.History Ostia, Decumanus Situated at the mouth of the river Tiber, about thirty…Oxus (Amudar'ya)
Oxus: Greek name of a river in Central-Asia, now known as Amudar'ya. The river Oxus Although its real ancient name, Waxš, means…Pactolus (Sart Çayı)
Pactolus: little river in western Turkey (modern Sart Çayı), famous because it contained gold. Pactolus The river Pactolus has become famous because it…Paišiyâuvâdâ
Paišiyâuvâdâ: the town where a Magian named Gaumâta raised a rebellion against the Achaemenid king Cambyses (Spring 522 BCE). Geological layers,…Palmyra
Palmyra or Tadmor: oasis in the desert between Damascus and the Euphrates, important trade center, and capital of a semi-indepent state in the third century CE.Bronze Age …Pamphylia
Pamphylia: ancient name for the fertile coastal plain in southern Turkey. The Eurymedon Pamphylia is the ancient name of the rich and…Paphlagonia
Paphlagonia (Greek: Παφλαγονία): area in northern Anatolia, on the southern shore of the Black Sea.Paphlagonia is an area in the north of what is now called Turkey, along the southern shore of the Black Sea. According to the Graeco-Roman geographer…Old Paphos
Paphos (Greek Πάφος): name of two cities in the southwest of Cyprus, the Archaic and Classical town (also known as Kouklia) and the Hellenistic and Roman city (which is still called Paphos). …Parthia
Parthia (Old Persian Parthava): satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid empire, the north-east of modern Iran, also known as Khorasan.Geography Map of…Pasargadae
Pasargadae: one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. …