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Olynthus
Olynthus (Greek ῎Ολυνθος): Greek town on the Chalkidike, southeast of modern Thessaloniki. It is best known as capital of the Chalkidikean League.History …
Olynthus, General view |
One of the hills of Artaxata |
Opis
Opis (Akkadian Upî or Upija): ancient Babylonian city on the Tigris, not far from modern Baghdad.Site The precise location of Opis has not been established, but from the Akkadian and Greek texts, it is clear that it was situated on the…Ostia
Ostia: Roman city, next to the port of ancient Rome.History Ostia, Decumanus Situated at the mouth of the river Tiber, about thirty…Palmyra
Palmyra or Tadmor: oasis in the desert between Damascus and the Euphrates, important trade center, and capital of a semi-indepent state in the third century CE.Bronze Age …Palmyra (2)
The First Century Mark Antony In the first part of this article, we saw that Tadmor/Palmyra was an important oasis between the…Palmyra (3)
The Second Century Temple of Allat In the winter or spring of 130, the Roman emperor Hadrian and his wife Sabina visited…Palmyra (4)
Empire To the east of Palmyra, beyond the Euphrates, was the Parthian Empire. Just like Rome, it had existed since time immemorial, although it was not a central state, but more like a confederation of city states, kingdoms, and tribes. Among…Palmyra (5)
Late Antiquity Diocletianic camp, sanctuary of the standards The emperor Aurelian left behind a garrison in Palmyra: the First Legion of the…Old Paphos
Paphos (Greek Πάφος): name of two cities in the southwest of Cyprus, the Archaic and Classical town (also known as Kouklia) and the Hellenistic and Roman city (which is still called Paphos). …Paphos - Photos
Paphos (Greek Πάφος): name of two cities in the southwest of Cyprus, the Archaic and Classical town (also known as Kouklia) and the Hellenistic and Roman city (which is still called Paphos).Old Paphos Sanctuary Marchellus New Paphos Acropolis House Aion Paphos, Byzantine basilica of Panagia Chrysopolitissa House of Dionysus House of Orpheus House of…