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:

Antipyrgon (Tobruk)

Antipyrgon or Antipyrgos (Greek ᾽Αντίπυργον or ᾽Αντίπυργος, "fortress"): Byzantine fort in the Cyrenaica, modern Tobruk. Tobruk, view In the fifth century CE, new…

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Antwerp

Antwerp: large city in Belgium with a couple of Roman remains. Semini: a rare Roman relief from Antwerp Because the terrain has…

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Apamea

Apamea: Hellenistic city in Syria.Hellenistic City Hellenistic citadel Apamea, situated in the plain of the Orontes, consisted of a straight and wide…

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Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias (Greek: Ἀφροδισιάς): ancient city in Caria. The town is quite well-preserved.Early Aphrodisias Alexander the Great Originally a village named Ninoe (cult…

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Apollonia

Apollonia: city in the Cyrenaica, port of Cyrene. Sunset in Apollonia Apollonia was founded towards the end of the seventh century BCE…

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Aquileia

Aquileia: important Roman port on the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. Replica of an inscription commemorating the founding of Aquileia Republic Built…

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Aquincum

Aquincum: important Roman military base on the Danube, a bit north of modern Budapest. Aquincum, civil settlement, House of the painter Originally…

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Arachosia

Arachosia (Old-Persian: Harauvatiš, "well watered"): satrapy of the Achaemenid empire (Kandahâr in modern Afghanistan) along the Tarnak river. The country is part of the road from the west of Iran across the mountains to the Indus valley.  …

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Araxes

Araxes (Greek Ἀράξης): river in ancient Armenia, modern Aras. The Araxes, close to the Turkish-Armenian border The name of the river is…

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