Islamic
There are 111 items in Islamic:
Antioch (Antakya)
Antioch: capital of ancient Syria, modern Antakya in Turkey. Antioch on the Peutinger Map Antioch was probably founded in 307 BCE as Antigoneia…Apollonia
Apollonia: city in the Cyrenaica, port of Cyrene. Sunset in Apollonia Apollonia was founded towards the end of the seventh century BCE…Baalbek, Ras al-Ain
Baalbek or Heliopolis (Greek: Ἡλιούπολις, "sun city"): town in the northern Bekaa valley, site of the largest sanctuary in the Roman world. …Baalbek, Temple of Venus
Baalbek or Heliopolis (Greek: Ἡλιούπολις, "sun city"): town in the northern Bekaa valley, site of the largest sanctuary in the Roman world.Court of Venus and the Muses …Baetyl
Baetyl (or Baitylos, Beth-El): a venerated stone, believed to be in some sense the "house of god". The baetyl of Elagabal…
Behistun, Safavid bridge on Sasanian piers |
Berg en Dal, Orientalis
Sometimes, the history of a museum is as interesting as its collection. The Dutch Museum Orientalis in Berg en Dal (near Nijmegen) was founded almost a century ago - in 1911 to be precise - and was meant to offer…Bosra (Busra)
Bosra: ancient city, legionary base of III Cyrenaica, capital of the Roman province Arabia (modern Busra).Early History Nabataean inscription ("Nathar'el, son…Bulla Regia
Bulla Regia: Numidian-Roman city on a great plain in western Africa.Bulla Regia House of Amphitrite, Triumph of Venus Situated on a large…Byblos, Well
Byblos (Hebrew גבל; Greek Βύβλος): one of the oldest cities in the world, occupied from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages, modern Jubayl. …Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima: Roman city, capital of of the province Judaea/Palaestina.History Hippodrome Phoenician port (Migdal Šoršon) Hellenistic: Sidonian outpost named "Strato's Tower" (259 BCE:…Cepha (Hasankeyf)
Cepha: Roman fort along the Tigris, modern Hasankeyf. Byzantine fort, Hasankeyf The name of fort Cepha is particularly suited to its location:…