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:

Philippi

Philippi: town in eastern Macedonia, founded by king Philip II, famous for the double battle in 42 BCE that marked the end of the Roman republic.Beginnings …

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Philippopolis (Plovdiv)

Philippopolis (Greek Φιλιππούπολις): city in Thrace, founded by king Philip of Macedonia; important town in the Roman province of Thrace; border town in the Byzantine Empire.Origins …

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Phocaea

Phocaea (Φώκαια): Greek city in Ionia, modern Foça in western Turkey. Death mask Phocaea was the most northerly of the Ionian settlements…

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Phoenice

Phoenice (Greek: Φοινίκη): main settlement of the Epirote Chaonians, later a Greek and Roman city, modern Finiq.Origins Phoenice, Theater Phoenice was the main settlement…

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Pillars of Heracles

Pillars of Heracles (Greek: Ἡράκλειαι Στῆλαι): ancient name for the narrow strait that connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, identical to the modern Strait of Gibraltar. …

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Piraeus

Piraeus (Greek: Πειραιεύς): main port of ancient Athens.Piraeus' Origins Piraeus and Athens Originally a rocky island, losely connected to the mainland; the…

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Pithecusae

Pithecusae (Greek: Πιθηκοῦσαι): small island in front of the Bay of Naples, first Greek settlement in Central Italy. The modern name is Ischia.In front of the Bay of Naples are several small islands. Pithecusae is the largest of these and was…

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