Archaeology

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Aardenburg

Aardenburg: coastal fortress in Germania Inferior. The ancient name may have been Rodanum. Tower of the Aardenburg fort In 173 CE, the…

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Abydus (Çanakkale)

Abydus: city on the southeastern shore of the Hellespont, modern Çanakkale.Abydus, already mentioned by Homer in the Iliad, note[Homer, Iliad 2.836.] was an important Greek city on a promontory on the southeastern bank of the Hellespont. That it was easy to…

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Acropolis

Acropolis (Greek ἀκρόπολις, "upper city"): the citadel of an ancient Greek town. Corinth: temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth The acropolis of a Greek…

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Adrou

Adrou or Adroa: Late Roman fortress, just east of Petra, modern Udruh.History Barracks Mentioned by Ptolemy as a town; this must originally…

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Aegina

Aegina (Greek Αίγινα): main island in the Saronic Gulf, south of Athens and east of Corinth.Early History Aegina, Tombstone of a young man, holding…

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Agrigento: sights

Acragas (Ἀκράγας): Greek town in southern Sicily, modern Agrigento. The so-called Temple of the Dioscuri Acragas had two building phases: the sixth-fifth century, and…

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Ai Khanum

Ai Khanum: town founded by one of the successors of Alexander the Great in Afghanistan. The ruins from Ai Khanum From literary sources,…

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Ailana (Akaba)

Ailana (Greek Αἴλανα): ancient port on the Red Sea, modern Akaba in southern Jordan. There are several related names for this town, all derived from Semitic ayil, "palm tree".Early History …

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