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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Pasitigris (Karun)
Pasitigris: river in ancient Elam, modern Karun. The Karun at Ahvaz The river Karun or, to use its ancient name, the Pasitigris,…Patara
Patara (Greek: Πάταρα) or Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη): town in ancient Lycia, port of Xanthus, modern Gelemiş.Early History Patara, Colonnaded Street Natural harbor…Pella
Pella (Greek: Πéλλα): capital of ancient Macedonia.History Aristocratic house Pella is situated in the southeast of Bottiaia, the alluvial plain enclosed by…Pergamon
Pergamon (Greek: τὸ Πέργαμον; Latin Pergamum): city in Teuthrania, famous for a sanctuary of Asclepius, important during the Hellenistic age under the Attalid dynasty. Modern Bergama.Origin …Perge
Perge (Greek: Πέργη): important city in ancient Pamphylia.History Alexander the Great According to legend, the Pamphylian towns were founded by Greeks in…Perinthus (Marmara Ereğlisi)
Perinthus (Greek Πέρινθος): Greek, later Roman, town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Marmara, modern Marmara Ereğlisi.History c.599 BCE: Founded as a Greek colony on the Propontis; two natural harbors (the western one is now dry) Defeated by the Paeones.note[Herodotus,…Persepolis
Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r.522-486 BCE). There were several satellite sites, Naqš-e Rustam and Takht-e Rustam.Darius …Pessinus (Ballihisar)
Pessinus: town in ancient Phrygia, famous for the cult of Cybele; modern Ballihisar. Pessinus, sanctuary Pessinus was situated along the ancient Royal…Petra
Petra (Greek Πέτρα, "rock"): capital of the Nabataeans.History The "treasury" (in fact a tomb) Capital of the Nabataeans, created by a wadi;…Peucelaotis (Charsadda)
Peucelaotis (Old Indian: Puskalāvatī): ancient town in the valley of the river Charsadda, modern Charsadda, not far from Peshawar. Coin from…Pharsalus
Pharsalus: Greek town in Thessaly, well-known for the famous battle in 48 BCE in which the Roman general Julius Caesar defeated his opponent Pompey the Great. …Philadelphia (Amman)
Philadelphia: orginal capital of the Ammonites, city in the Ptolemaic Empire, one of the towns in the Decapolis, modern Amman (Jordan).Prehistory and Iron Age …