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:
Rainau-Schwabsberg
Rainau-Schwabsberg: site of a watchtower in Roman limes between the rivers Rhine and Danube. The old reconstruction of tje Schwabsberg tower A…Randwijk
Randwijk: place of a hypothetical fort in the Roman Rhine limes.Perhaps, there was a Roman auxiliary fort near modern Randwijk on the south bank of the river Rhine. The site was of some strategic importance, because from this place, a…Ravenna
Ravenna: port in northern Italy, residence of several Roman emperors, capital of the Ostrogoths and Byzantine exarchs.Early History Ravenna, Mausoleum of Galla…Resafa
Resafa or Sergiopolis: ancient town in eastern Syria, important Christian pilgrim town, fortified by the Byzantine emperor Justinian (r.527-565). It is in the desert about thirty kilometers west of Raqqa and thirty-five kilometers south of the river Euphrates.Early History …Rhagae
Rhagae (Old Persian Ragâ): religious center in ancient Media, suburb of modern Tehran. Dancers on a very ancient piece of pottery…Rhenus (Rhine)
Rhine (Latin Rhenus): the largest river in northwestern Europe. As the frontier of the Roman empire and (with the Rhône) main transport corridor between the Mediterranean and the North Sea, it played an important role in shaping the history of…Rhion and Antirhion
Rion and Antirion: two towns at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf. Rhion and Antirhion Rion and Antirion, or Río and Andírrio…Rhodes
Rhodes (Greek Ῥόδος): island in the Aegean Sea, originally divided between Ialysus, Kameiros und Lindos, but later one single city-state. Helios…Rhodiapolis
Rhodiapolis: ancient town in southeastern Lycia, modern Kumluca.Origins Agora with cisterns According to Hecataeus of Miletus, Rhodiapolis received its name from the…Rigomagus (Remagen)
Rigomagus: Roman fort, part of the Rhine limes, modern Remagen. Young man with eagle, perhaps Ganymede Although there are indications for earlier…Rijswijk - De Bult
Rijswijk - De Bult: site of ancient farm, not far from modern The Hague in the Netherlands. The site today At Rijswijk, a…Rijswijk (Gld.)
Rijswijk: place along the Rhine with many Roman military finds, perhaps a limes fort.The river finds near Rijswijk suggest military occupation from the Batavian revolt (70) until the beginning of the fourth century. Among the occupiers of the fort may…