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- Abu Ballas — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 15, 2018 11:11 AM
- A sandstone peak approximately 200 kilometers southwest of the Dakleh Oasis containing extensive pottery remains dated from the 3rd millennium BCE through the Roman period. Abu Ballas was likely a way station along a caravan route connecting the Dakhleh Oasis with Gilf Kebir.
- Ai Khanoum (Alexandria Oxiana?) — by F.T. Hiebert — last modified Oct 15, 2024 12:33 PM
- Ai Khanoum, probably to be identified with the attested name "Alexandria Oxiana" (Alexandria on Oxus), was founded in the fourth century BCE in the wake of the campaigns of Alexander the Great. It was a chief city of the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom, but was abandoned around 145 BCE.
- Akropolis of Klazomenai — by Peter Cobb — last modified Jun 23, 2023 08:47 PM
- The Akropolis of Klazomenai
- Alcimoennis — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 22, 2024 05:01 PM
- An oppidum located on Michelsberg hill in Bavaria, occupied from ca. 500 BC until the first century BC.
- Amman/Philadelpheia — by S.T. Parker — last modified Aug 05, 2020 12:07 PM
- An ancient settlement in northwest Jordan (modern Amman) received a Macedonian settlement and the name of Philadelphia from Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC). The modern Amman, Jordan.
- Ardettos — by J.S. Traill — last modified Apr 22, 2024 12:55 PM
- A site to the southeast of Athens, where jurors swore their oath, named for a hero Ardettes.
- Areopagus — by Ryan Horne — last modified Jan 10, 2025 10:20 PM
- Named after a mythical trial of the god Ares, the Areopagus is a rocky outcropping in Athens located to the northwest of the acropolis. The hill was used as a meeting place for the Council of the Areopagus which functioned as a council of elders for the city of Athens. The Areopagus is also traditionally identified as the setting for Paul's sermon to Athens.
- Artaxata — by M. Roaf — last modified Jul 04, 2024 07:36 PM
- An ancient city located on and around the hills known today as Khor Virap. This location is near the Armenian village of Lusarat, which is about 8 km south of modern Artashat.
- Atabyrion — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jun 16, 2022 09:47 AM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 unlocated Atabyrion
- Aventinus mons — by Ryan Horne — last modified Jul 10, 2024 05:06 PM
- One of the seven hills of Rome. Until the reign of the emperor Claudius, the hill lay outside the pomerium of the city.
- Bambideios — by J.S. Traill — last modified Aug 27, 2022 12:33 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 59 unlocated Bambideios
- Black Ball Camp — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 21, 2024 11:04 AM
- Black Ball Camp or Gallox hill fort is an Iron Age hill fort in Dunster, Somerset, England.
- Boukolos Collis — by C. Foss — last modified Jan 13, 2025 12:04 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 53 A2 Boukolos Collis
- Brikinniai? — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jul 03, 2024 05:47 PM
- A fortified ancient settlement near modern Lentini. It has been associated with the area of Monte San Basilio.
- Burnswark Hill — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 10, 2022 04:23 AM
- Burnswark Hill (287 m above sea level) is located near Ecclefechan in E. Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
- Caelius Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 15, 2024 11:24 AM
- The Caelian Hill in Rome.
- Capitolinus Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 12, 2024 09:05 PM
- The smallest of Rome's hills and one of its most important, the Capitoline Hill served as the citadel (arx) of the city and as the site of its poliadic temple.
- Cispius Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 11, 2024 01:16 PM
- Cispius Mons, a spur of the Esquiline Hill wedged between the Viminal and the Oppian.
- Col di Marzo, Perugia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 07, 2021 12:14 PM
- Survey and excavation at Montelabate overlooking the upper Tiber valley in the territory of Perugia have revealed evidence for an Etruscan settlement on the hill of Col di Marzo (Perugia). This place is located some 10 km from Arna and rises to 645 meters above sea level.
- Colle Rotondo — by L. Quilici — last modified Aug 08, 2024 01:47 PM
- Colle Rotondo was the site of a prehistoric settlement inhabited from the Bronze Age until the early Iron Age.
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- Archaic (pre-550 BC) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Classical (550 BC-330 BC) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Hellenistic, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM