Archaeology

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia: pseudo-ancient name for the country that is now known as Iraq. In Antiquity, it was not common to regard the five parts of this region as a unity. …

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Miletus

Miletus: (Μίλητος): one of the main Greek cities in Ionia.Early History Model of the Roman port of Miletus Miletus is already mentioned…

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Monuments of Miletus

Miletus: (Μίλητος): one of the main Greek cities in Ionia.North Agora Today, the North Agora of Miletus, is a large wetland, only accessible during the summer. There are several monuments, like a small portico in Ionic style, built by a former Roman…

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Mitanni

Mitanni or Mittanni: ancient kingdom in modern Kurdistan, northern Iraq, and Syria, attested in the third quarter of the second milennium BCE. …

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Mogontiacum (Mainz) (photos)

Mogontiacum: Roman city, capital of Germania Superior, important military base, modern Mainz.Photos Aqueduct Bridge Drususstein (cenotaph of Drusus) Arch of Dativus Victor Jupiter column Kaestrich Gate Mainz Pedestals Milestone Ships Temple of Isis and Cybele Theater Tombstones Mainz has several museums dedicated to its ancient history and archaeology, where you will find many…

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Motya

Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia. Map of Motya The Phoenician town Motya, founded in…

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Motya - Excavation

Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia.Military Structures The structures known as the casermette were perhaps a military building and are sometimes identified as barracks. They are in the southern part of the island, close to the…

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