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…Utrecht-Leidsche Rijn
Utrecht-Leidsche Rijn: Roman fort, part of the Rhine limes, formerly known as Vleuten, and also called De Meern and Hoge Woerd. De…Vahalis (Waal)
Waal (Latin Vahalis, Vacalis): main distribuary branch of the Rhine. The Waal near Nijmegen The Rhine is one of the mightiest rivers…Vasio (Vaison-la-Romaine)
Vasio: Roman town in central France, modern Vaison-la-Romaine. Roman bridge Vasio was the capital of the Gallic tribe of the Vocontii. Its…Veii
Veii: city in the south of Etruria, one of the first targets of Roman expansion, modern Isola Farnese.Veii Head of the…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. …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…Vienna (Vienne)
Vienna (modern Vienne): Roman city in Gallia Narbonensis. Vienne, Garden of Cybele Vienna was situated on the confluence of the rivers Rhône…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. …Villa Selene
Villa Selene: Roman villa on the Mediterranean shore, not far from Lepcis Magna. The Villa Selene from the sea The Villa Selene ("House of…Viminacium
Viminacium: legionary base along the Danube, near modern Kostolac in Serbia. Viminacium, military gate The ancient city of Viminacium is situated at…Vindobona (Vienna)
Vindobona: Roman military base and town in Pannonia Superior (modern Wien, English Vienna). Part of the gate of the second-century Porta…