Archaeology

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Andriake

Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is best-known as the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus. …

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Anšan (Tell Malyan)

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…

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Antipyrgon (Tobruk)

Antipyrgon or Antipyrgos (Greek ᾽Αντίπυργον or ᾽Αντίπυργος, "fortress"): Byzantine fort in the Cyrenaica, modern Tobruk. Tobruk, view In the fifth century CE, new…

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Antwerp

Antwerp: large city in Belgium with a couple of Roman remains. Semini: a rare Roman relief from Antwerp Because the terrain has…

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Apamea

Apamea: Hellenistic city in Syria.Hellenistic City Hellenistic citadel Apamea, situated in the plain of the Orontes, consisted of a straight and wide…

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Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias (Greek: Ἀφροδισιάς): ancient city in Caria. The town is quite well-preserved.Early Aphrodisias Alexander the Great Originally a village named Ninoe (cult…

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Apis

Apis: the divine bull of the Egyptian capital Memphis, a manifestation of the god Ptah. Statuette of an Apis bull Already in…

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Apollonia

Apollonia: city in the Cyrenaica, port of Cyrene. Sunset in Apollonia Apollonia was founded towards the end of the seventh century BCE…

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