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Patara
Patara (Greek: Πάταρα) or Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη): town in ancient Lycia, port of Xanthus, modern Gelemiş.Early History Patara, Colonnaded Street Natural harbor…Pella
Pella (Greek: Πéλλα): capital of ancient Macedonia.History Aristocratic house Pella is situated in the southeast of Bottiaia, the alluvial plain enclosed by…Pella (photos)
Pella (Πéλλα): capital of ancient Macedonia.Excavation On this page, several photos have been collected from the excavation of Pella. Some are from the archaeological museum just north of the site. There…Pergamon
Pergamon (Greek: τὸ Πέργαμον; Latin Pergamum): city in Teuthrania, famous for a sanctuary of Asclepius, important during the Hellenistic age under the Attalid dynasty. Modern Bergama.Origin …Pergamon (2)
Attalus I: Independence When Attalus became ruler of Pergamon (241 BCE), the Galatians demanded the tribute that they had come to expect from Eumenes. This time, however, it was refused.note[Livy, History of Rome 38.16.14.] War broke out, and Eumenes was victorious.…Pergamon (3)
Attalus II: Consolidation Attalus II Philadelphus Attalus II Philadelphus ("the man who loves his brother") succeeded to the throne of his brother…
Pergamon, Model of the citadel (Roman age) |
Perge
Perge (Greek: Πέργη): important city in ancient Pamphylia.History Alexander the Great According to legend, the Pamphylian towns were founded by Greeks in…Perinthus (Marmara Ereğlisi)
Perinthus (Greek Πέρινθος): Greek, later Roman, town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Marmara, modern Marmara Ereğlisi.History c.599 BCE: Founded as a Greek colony on the Propontis; two natural harbors (the western one is now dry) Defeated by the Paeones.note[Herodotus,…Persepolis
Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r.522-486 BCE). There were several satellite sites, Naqš-e Rustam and Takht-e Rustam.Darius …Persepolis photos
Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r.522-486 BCE). There were several satellite sites, Naqš-e Rustam and Takht-e Rustam. …Petra
Petra (Greek Πέτρα, "rock"): capital of the Nabataeans.History The "treasury" (in fact a tomb) Capital of the Nabataeans, created by a wadi;…