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:

Segesta

Segesta (Greek Σέγεστα, ῎Εγεστα, Αἵγεστα): town in western Sicily, best known for its temple. Segesta, general view of the temple Archaeologists have established…

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Segovia

Segovia: Roman city in Spain, famous for its aqueduct. Segovia, aqueduct Segovia is a Celtic name; it probably means something like "fortress".…

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Seleucia in Pieria

Seleucia in Pieria or Seleucia by the Sea: port in Syria, one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis. The modern name is Çevlik, a village near Samandağ. The city is not to be confused with Seleucia on the…

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Seleucia on the Tigris

Seleucia on the Tigris: one of the residences of the Seleucid Empire, modern Tell Umar, on the west bank of the Tigris. The city is not to be confused with the royal residence named Seleucia in Pieria, or the little…

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Šempeter

Šempeter: modern name of an ancient village along the Roman road from Emona (modern Ljubljana) to Poetovio (modern Ptuj), with several funerary monuments. …

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Sentinum

Sentinum: town in ancient Umbria, best known for the Roman victory in the Third Samnite War in 295 BCE, which made the unification of Italy inevitable; modern Sassoferrato. …

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Sepphoris

Sepphoris (Greek Σέπφωρις; Hebrew צִפּוֹרִי‎: important city in Roman Galilee and one of the main centers of early Rabbinical Judaism, modern Tzipori.History Synagogue Sepphoris means…

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Serdica (Sofia)

Serdica: Roman town, modern Sofia.History Roman baths and Rotunda Church Thracian town, named after the original inhabitants, the Serdi After 342/341 BCE: briefly occupied…

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Shahbazgarhi

Shahbazgarhi: town in Pakistan, known for one of the rock edicts of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Shahbazgarhi Hill An ancient traveler leaving…

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