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Fortified Port Settlement on Cape St. Athanasius — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jan 31, 2020 03:42 PM

An ancient settlement with fortifications and port facilities located on the modern Cape St. Athanasius near Byala in Bulgaria.

Gabarda — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Sep 17, 2023 10:16 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 25 E4 Gabarda

Geravouno — by J.S. Traill — last modified Aug 10, 2021 10:44 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 59 B2 Geravouno

Gerra — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Apr 01, 2022 01:59 PM

Gerra (modern Anjar, Lebanon) was a stronghold built under the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid ibn Abdel Malek in the eighth century AD. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

Giuggianello — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 20, 2019 07:05 PM

A fourth to third century B.C. circular tower in masonry built atop a Middle Bronze Age mound.

Gla — by J. Fossey — last modified Dec 15, 2020 04:27 PM

A large Bronze Age fortification of the Mycenaean civilization, Gla dates ca. 1300 B.C.

Gölcük Kale — by C. Foss — last modified Jan 26, 2019 10:07 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 D3 Gölcük Kale

Great Wall of Gorgan — by M. Roaf — last modified Jul 22, 2019 09:53 AM

A linear fortification system, probably built in the Parthian period and used during the Sasanian period, the so-called "Great Wall of Gorgan" stretches almost 200 km from the east coast of the Caspian Sea to near the town of Pishkamar in modern Iran. If the fortification system had a name in antiquity, it has not survived.

Güğercinlik — by C. Foss — last modified Oct 23, 2012 01:23 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 F4 Güğercinlik

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

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 H2 Halaqu Qal'eh

Helioupolis — by J.S. Traill — last modified Oct 20, 2012 05:54 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 59 B3 Helioupolis

Helleniko (Thasos) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Jun 01, 2022 02:22 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 51 D3 Helleniko

Herkte — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Nov 01, 2024 09:58 AM

Now unlocated, Herkte is described by Polybius as a fortified place in coastal Sicily between Eryx and Palermo.

Herodeion — by B. Isaac — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:20 AM

Herodeion or Herodium refers to an archaeological site located in what is now the West Bank, some 12 km south of Jerusalem and 5 km southeast of Bethlehem. In antiquity, Herod the Great established the fortress after defeating his rival Antigonus II Mattathias in 40 BCE.

Hisar — by T. Drew Bear — last modified Oct 23, 2012 01:30 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 62 D5 Hisar

Histria — by A.G. Poulter — last modified Jul 10, 2024 10:23 AM

Histria was a Greek colony founded near the mouths of the Danube ca. 630 BC.

Hormina? M. — by G. Reger — last modified Jan 26, 2020 10:18 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 A2 Hormina? M.

Hydreuma to epi tou Paneiou — by T. Wilfong — last modified Apr 30, 2017 11:21 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 C3 Hydreuma to epi tou Paneiou

Hymettos — by J.S. Traill — last modified Jun 07, 2018 04:39 PM

Located on a secondary peak of Mt. Hymettos are the remains of a circular tower, 8.3 m in diameter, and preserved to a height of 1.7 m.

Iken — by S.M. Burstein — last modified May 10, 2024 07:33 PM

An ancient settlement located in Sudan's Northern state. The ancient site was situated at the 2nd cataract in Wadi Halfa and contained one of the largest fortresses in Nubia. The site was inundated by the Aswan High dam hydroelectric project.