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Eretria

Eretria (Greek Ἐρέτρια, "the rowers' town"): city and port on the Greek island of Euboea.Early History Eretria, Temple of Apollo, Statue…

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Flevum (Velsen?)

Flevum: Roman naval base among the Frisians, probably identical to Velsen in the Netherlands.Velsen-1 Velsen I (design Graham Sumner) Like Fectio/Vechten, Velsen…

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Goedereede

Goedereede: location of a Roman port and fort on the shore of the North Sea.In 173, the Chauci, a tribe that lived in what is now called Groningen and Ostfriesland, and was well-known for its sea-faring qualities, attacked what is…

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Hadrumetum

Hadrumetum (Greek: Ἀδρύμητος): Punic-Roman port in Africa, modern Sousse, second city in Roman Africa.Hadrumetum Portrait of a Roman man c.800 BCE Founded…

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Halicarnassus (Bodrum)

Halicarnassus (Greek Ἁλικαρνασσός): Greek-Carian city, modern Bodrum in southwestern Turkey.Origin Mosaic of Halicarnassus' city goddess In the year 26 CE, the inhabitants…

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Halos

Halos or Alos (Greek Ἅλος): Greek town in southeastern Thessaly.Old Halos Map of Hellenistic Halos The city of Halos may date back to…

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Heraclea Minoa

Heraclea Minoa (Greek: Ἡράκλεια Μινῴα): Greek town in southern Sicily.History The theater of Heraclea Minoa. The soft stones are protected against…

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Hippo Regius

Hippo Regius: port in Numidia, best-known for its fifth-century bishop, Augustine, modern Annaba.Hippo Regius Basilica, said to be of Augustine Phoenician colony…

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