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[Terqa]/Asicha? — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 12, 2024 10:24 AM

[Terqa]/Asicha? was an ancient city located at the site of Tell Ashara on the banks of the Euphrates river.

Anatho — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:36 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 91 C3 Anatho

Dur-Sharrukin — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 23, 2023 01:51 PM

Dūr-Šarrukīn (“Fort Sargon”), modern Khorsabad, became the capital of the Assyrian Empire during the reign of the eighth-century-BC ruler Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC). According to the Assyrian Eponym Chronicle, the foundations of the city were laid in 717 BC and the city itself was completed in early 706 BC, one year before Sargon was killed on the battlefield. Sargon’s newly-constructed, rectangular-shaped capital, which he modelled on the general plan on Babylon, was abandoned upon his death in 705 BC; his son and successor Sennacherib (r. 704–681 BC) made Nineveh Assyria’s principal administrative center.

Falerii Veteres — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jul 09, 2024 01:59 PM

Falerii Veteres was the principal city of the Faliscans. It is located on a tuff outcropping at the point where several tributaries of the Treia join to flow into the Tiber. After rebelling against Rome in 241 B.C., Falerii suffered serious reversals of fortune.

Fontalovskaya — by David Braund — last modified Mar 04, 2024 01:10 PM

Modern village on the Taman Peninsula. It was the find-spot of a hoard of first-century didrachms.

Leukos Limen — by J.P. Brown — last modified Jan 11, 2024 10:25 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 68 A2 Leukos Limen

Mazaka/Eusebeia/Caesarea — by T.B. Mitford — last modified Jun 10, 2024 02:58 PM

Mazaka/Eusebeia/Caesarea was the chief town of Cappadocia, modern Kayseri.

Opis — by M. Roaf — last modified Sep 16, 2024 11:20 AM

Opis was an ancient city of Babylonia located on the Tigris River close to the site of modern Baghdad.

Qalatgah — by M. Roaf — last modified Jun 19, 2023 10:12 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 H3 Qalatgah

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:56 AM

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia is an ancient maritime city and Phoenician metropolis

Sippar — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 26, 2023 12:27 AM

Sippar (or Zimbir) was an ancient city located on the east bank of the Euphrates river at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah. In order to avoid confusing this site with its sister city of Sippar-Amnanum (Tell ed-Der), it is sometimes labeled as Sippar-Yahrurum.

Susa/Seleucia ad Eulaeum — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Sep 16, 2024 03:32 PM

An ancient city of the Elamite, Persian, and Parthian empires of Iran. Located at modern Shush, Susa was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015.

Takrit/Birta — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:20 PM

Ancient Birta (or Birtha) was a fortress on the Tigris river that may have been established by Alexander the Great.

Tanis — by A. Bernand — last modified Jun 11, 2024 09:29 AM

An important settlement in the eastern Nile delta (modern San el-Hagar), Tanis boasted a massive temple precinct and was the burial site for Egyptian kings of the 21st and 22nd dynasties.

Tas-Silġ — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 27, 2023 01:03 PM

A hilltop on Malta that is the locus of multi-period settlement and religious activity from the Neolithic period to late antiquity.

Tell Hamidi/[Ta'idu]? — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 05, 2024 12:08 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 D4 Tell Hamidi/[Ta'idu]?

Tell Laham — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:32 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 B1 Tell Laham

Tell Taban/[Tabite]/Thebet(h)a? — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:54 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 C4 Tell Taban/[Tabite]/Thebet(h)a?

Thebai/Thebae — by J. Fossey — last modified Feb 29, 2024 09:42 PM

The ancient city of Thebes in Boeotia (modern Greece).

Tiryns — by G. Reger — last modified May 31, 2024 11:47 PM

A fortified Mycenaean center in the Argolid that flourished between 1400 and 1200 B.C.