Utica

Utica (Punic ˁattiq, "old town"): Punic city, forty kilometers northwest of Carthage (Kart hadašt, "new town").Punic Utica Punic funeral stela Old Punic settlement (perhaps the…

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Utrecht-Leidsche Rijn

Utrecht-Leidsche Rijn: Roman fort, part of the Rhine limes, formerly known as Vleuten, and also called De Meern and Hoge Woerd. De…

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Vandals

Vandals: East-Germanic tribe that created a kingdom in northern Africa (435-534 CE).Origin Vandal fibula from Hippo Regius Originally an East-Germanic tribe; their…

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Vasio (Vaison-la-Romaine)

Vasio: Roman town in central France, modern Vaison-la-Romaine. Roman bridge Vasio was the capital of the Gallic tribe of the Vocontii. Its…

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Veii

Veii: city in the south of Etruria, one of the first targets of Roman expansion, modern Isola Farnese.Veii Head of the…

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Villa Dar Buc Ammera

Villa Dar Buc Ammera: Roman villa near Lepcis Magna, famous for its mosaics, which are in the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. This villa is also known as Villa Zliten, after the town three kilometers east of it. …

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Villa Dar Buc Ammera (2)

Villa Dar Buc Ammera: Roman villa near Lepcis Magna, famous for its mosaics, which are in the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. This villa is also known as Villa Zliten, after the town three kilometers east of it. …

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Villa Dar Buc Ammera (3)

Villa Dar Buc Ammera: Roman villa near Lepcis Magna, famous for its mosaics, which are in the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. This villa is also known as Villa Zliten, after the town three kilometers east of it. …

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