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Harran/Carrhae — by T. Sinclair — last modified Jul 09, 2024 11:00 AM

A major settlement of Upper Mesopotamia from the Bronze Age onward. The earliest mentions of the site are found in the Ebla tablets (ca. 2300 B.C.). Notably the location of the Battle of Carrhae between the Roman Republic and Parthian Empire in 53 B.C., which proved to be a devastating defeat for the Romans. Modern-day Ḥarrān, Turkey.

Hasanabad tepe — by S.E. Kroll — last modified Oct 20, 2012 06:57 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 H4 Hasanabad tepe

Hasanlu tepe — by M. Roaf — last modified Oct 09, 2023 04:31 PM

Hasanlu tepe was an ancient settlement located in the Gadar Valley that was occupied continuously from the sixth millennium BC to the third century AD.

Hassan Khan Qal'eh — by S.E. Kroll — last modified Oct 20, 2012 06:57 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 G2 Hassan Khan Qal'eh

Hassar Qal'eh — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 17, 2022 09:26 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 G1 Hassar Qal'eh

Heba — by W.V. Harris — last modified Nov 14, 2023 11:54 AM

A Roman colony that was established in the third or second century B.C., Heba lay near modern Magliano. Funerary evidence indicate previous Etruscan occupation at the site.

Hecatompylos?/Komish/[(Shahr-i) Qumis] — by M. Roaf — last modified Oct 02, 2024 09:57 AM

Hecatompylos? was an ancient city in Iran that served as the capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 B.C. Alexander passed through in 330 B.C. and the city eventually became part of the Seleucid Empire and later a capital of the Parthian Empire.

Hekale? — by J.S. Traill — last modified Jun 07, 2018 07:39 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 59 C2 Hekale?

Heleon — by J.S. Traill — last modified May 09, 2022 12:04 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 59 A1 Heleon

Helike — by G. Reger — last modified Jul 03, 2024 11:51 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 C1 Helike

Helikore/Nicaea — by C. Foss — last modified May 10, 2024 03:59 PM

Helikore/Nicaea (modern İznik, Turkey) was a Greek city of northwestern Anatolia. It was the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea and was the interim capital city of the Byzantine Empire between 1204 and 1261.

Heliopolis — by A. Bernand — last modified Mar 05, 2024 11:57 AM

Ancient Heliopolis was the capital of the 13th or Heliopolite Nome of Lower Egypt and served as a major religious center. The site is now located in Ayn Shams, a suburb of Cairo.

Helisson — by G. Reger — last modified Apr 01, 2024 06:35 AM

An ancient polis mentioned by Pausanias. Epigraphic evidence indicates that, in the 5th century BCE, it became a political dependency of Mantinea. Its precise location is not known, but Camp in BAtlDir followed some earlier scholarship in placing it "near Alonistaina," a modern village in the municipality of Falanthos (Arcadia).

Hellbrunner Berg — by H. Bender — last modified Oct 23, 2012 01:42 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 19 F2 Hellbrunner Berg

Hellenika — by J. McK. Camp II — last modified Oct 23, 2012 01:19 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 G2 Hellenika

Hellomenon — by W.M. Murray — last modified Mar 16, 2024 04:54 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 C4 Hellomenon

Helorus — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Oct 21, 2023 10:20 AM

An ancient settlement of Sicily that was likely a colonial foundation of Syracuse.

Helos — by C. Foss — last modified Jan 01, 2022 08:56 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 C4 Helos

Helvia Ricina — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jan 05, 2024 11:59 AM

An ancient settlement in Picenum at modern Villa Potenza in Marche, Comune di Macerata, Italy.

Henchir Bourgou — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Oct 20, 2012 05:47 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 35 C1 Henchir Bourgou