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:

Utica

Utica (Punic ˁattiq, "old town"): Punic city, forty kilometers northwest of Carthage (Kart hadašt, "new town").Punic Utica Punic funeral stela Old Punic settlement (perhaps the…

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Veii

Veii: city in the south of Etruria, one of the first targets of Roman expansion, modern Isola Farnese.Veii Head of the…

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Via Egnatia

Via Egnatia: Roman road from the Adriatic Sea to Constantinople, passing through what is now called Albania, Northern Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey. …

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Via Valeria

Via Valeria: Roman road in Central Italy.Since the Via Valeria was named after the Roman Valerius family, it must have been constructed by one of its members. The likely candidate is Marcus Valerius Maximus, who was consul in 289 and…

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Villa Dar Buc Ammera

Villa Dar Buc Ammera: Roman villa near Lepcis Magna, famous for its mosaics, which are in the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. This villa is also known as Villa Zliten, after the town three kilometers east of it. …

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Viminacium

Viminacium: legionary base along the Danube, near modern Kostolac in Serbia. Viminacium, military gate The ancient city of Viminacium is situated at…

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