Anšan: Bronze Age settlement in Iran, now known as Tell Malyan and Tall-e Malyan. Although the site was abandoned in the Middle Elamite period, the title King of Anšan remained in use to describe the most powerful ruler in this…
Antipyrgon or Antipyrgos (Greek ᾽Αντίπυργον or ᾽Αντίπυργος, "fortress"): Byzantine fort in the Cyrenaica, modern Tobruk.
Tobruk, view
In the fifth century CE, new…
Aphrodisias (Greek: Ἀφροδισιάς): ancient city in Caria. The town is quite well-preserved.Early Aphrodisias
Alexander the Great
Originally a village named Ninoe (cult…
Apollodorus of Damascus (active first quarter second century CE): Roman architect, courtier of the emperor Trajan.
Apollodorus of Damascus
The Roman architect…