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(As)Syria (region) — by M. Roaf — last modified Oct 03, 2020 11:15 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 3 C2 (As)Syria.

Achaea/Achaia (region) — by G. Reger — last modified Aug 28, 2023 11:03 PM

An ancient Greek region on the northern coast of the Peloponnese.

Aeolis — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 20, 2023 01:36 PM

Sometimes defined as covering the entrance of the Hellespont to the mouth of the Hermus River, Aeolis was a region centered on the North West coast of Asia Minor and some islands, notably Lesbos. Herodotus lists the eleven ancient cities of Aeolis as Cyme, Lerisae, Neon Teichos, Temnos, Cilla, Notion, Aegiroessa, Pitane, Aegaeae, Myrina, and Gryneia. He also claims that Smyrna was once an Aeolian city, but was taken by the Ionians at an unspecified date.

Aetolia — by J. Fossey — last modified Sep 20, 2022 10:19 AM

An ancient region and associated ethnic group (tribe) of central Greece.

Ainis — by J. Fossey — last modified Nov 11, 2024 07:52 PM

An ancient region and its people, located in Phthiotida (central Greece).

Arabia — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jun 07, 2023 04:57 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 B4 Arabia

Arcadia — by G. Reger — last modified Feb 09, 2024 03:26 PM

The ancient region of Arcadia comprised the highlands at the center of the Peloponnese.

Argolis — by G. Reger — last modified Jul 10, 2023 08:31 PM

Argolis (also known as 'the Argolid') occupied the eastern part of the Peloponnese; comprising primarily the Argolid peninsula and the coastal region lying to the east of Arcadia, and north of Laconia.

Assyria (kingdom) — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 04, 2020 02:43 PM

Aššur, later Māt Aššur ('the land of the god Aššur'), grew from a small city-state and important trading center to a powerful, wide-spread empire. At is zenith in the seventh century BC, the Assyrian Empire (883-609 BC) dominated much of the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, stretching from the Persian Gulf in the south to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. Assyria's heartland, an area also referred to as Subartu, roughly corresponds to northern Iraq (Nineveh Governorate) and includes the numerous important cities, especially Aššur (Assyria's traditional religious and administrative capital), Kalhu, Dur-Šarrukin, and Nineveh (the capital of the Assyrian Empire).

Attica — by J.S. Traill — last modified Oct 05, 2024 10:36 AM

Historical region of Greece, centered on the Attic peninsula.

Azania — by G. Reger — last modified Sep 25, 2023 01:44 PM

An ancient region in the Peloponnese.

Babylonia — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Sep 01, 2022 09:22 PM

An ancient Akkadian region in Mesopotamia.

Campania — by N. Purcell — last modified Jun 09, 2020 07:58 PM

Campania was a region of southern Italy.

Caria (region) — by C. Foss — last modified May 26, 2023 08:29 PM

A historical region of western Anatolia.

Carpetania — by P.O. Spann — last modified Aug 30, 2022 07:15 AM

Carpetania is the territory of the Carpetani, a powerful tribe of the Iberian interior that clashed with Hannibal during the Second Punic War.

Cilicia Pedias — by S. Mitchell — last modified Oct 19, 2024 11:22 AM

A region of southern Asia Minor, "Flat Cilicia". This region is described as "well-watered" and fertile. It was bounded by the Taurus and Anti-Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.

Colchis/Lazike — by David Braund — last modified Sep 07, 2024 09:25 AM

Colchis/Lazike was an ancient region located to the east of the Black Sea.

Corinthia — by G. Reger — last modified Sep 16, 2022 02:14 PM

Corinthia was a region of ancient Greece associated with the city-state Corinth.

Dilmun (region) — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Sep 28, 2022 04:54 PM

An ancient region near the Persian Gulf that likely encompassed Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the eastern portion of Saudi Arabia.

Doris — by J. Fossey — last modified Feb 09, 2024 07:43 PM

A region of central Greece, located at the headwaters of the Cephissus.