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Kato Tritos — by C. Foss — last modified Oct 15, 2021 10:22 AM

A modern village on the Aegean island of Lesbos. Remains of ancient houses have been noted in the area. Its modern name may preserve an ancient toponym preserved on a late-antique inscription. For these reasons, BAtlas followed Kontes 1978 in identifying it as the general area of a late antique settlement.

Klisura — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Dec 20, 2022 02:25 PM

Klisura is a modern Serbian village in which ruins still stand of a large fortress, possibly of the 14th century CE and known today as Koprijan or Kurvingrad. This fortress may have been built atop the remains of a Byzantine and Roman fort or tower; the vicinity may have served as a Roman road station or garrison site.

Kotyora — by T. Sinclair — last modified Apr 26, 2021 02:24 PM

An ancient settlement on the Black Sea coast just to the north of modern Ordu, Turkey. Archaeological remnants of port facilities were previously noted in the neighborhood of Kirazlimanı.

Kuršumlijska Banja — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Jul 29, 2022 02:36 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 21 D6 Kuršumlijska Banja

La Carolina — by P.O. Spann — last modified Sep 02, 2023 03:04 PM

The modern town of La Carolina in Spain's Jaén province is located near a series of ancient mines (copper, lead, and silver) and metallurgical processing sites.

Lancaster — by A.S. Esmonde Cleary — last modified Jul 13, 2022 07:19 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 9 E6 Lancaster

Langobriga — by E.W. Haley — last modified Sep 10, 2022 10:53 PM

This ancient settlement is thought to have been located at modern Monte de S. Maria/Redondo (Fiães parish, Feira municipality) in Portugal.

Langon — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Feb 24, 2022 03:00 PM

Modern Langon is a commune located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Various archaeological remains from the Roman period survive there, including paved roads, the remains of a villa, and the so-called Chapelle Sainte-Agathe.

Larissa/Sizara — by J.P. Brown — last modified Apr 03, 2021 10:46 AM

An ancient settlement located on the Orontes river to the southeast of Apamea. Scholars identify it with modern Shaizar in Syria.

Lozzo di Cadore — by H. Bender — last modified Oct 08, 2023 09:45 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 19 E3 Lozzo di Cadore

Ludn(...) — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Aug 01, 2022 01:40 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 14 H1 Ludn(...)

Magnesia ad Sipylum — by C. Foss — last modified May 18, 2023 07:50 PM

Magnesia ad Sipylum was an ancient city in Lydia in Asia Minor (modern Manisa in Turkey). Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus defeated Antiochus the Great at the battle of Magnesia in 190 BC.

Mago — by P.O. Spann — last modified Sep 23, 2024 12:41 PM

Mago (now Mahón or Maó) on the island of Menorca was established as an ancient commercial center because of its high-quality harborage. Its ancient name is thought to derive from Mago, brother of Hannibal, who occupied the Insula Minor after he fled from Gades in 206 BCE.

Manliana — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jul 10, 2022 10:43 AM

One of two Roman road stations with this name in Italy attested in ancient sources. The Barrington Atlas Directory localizes this one at modern Torrita di Siena.

Mansoura — by D. Rupp — last modified Nov 02, 2021 11:49 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 72 B2 Mansoura

Marruvium — by N. Purcell — last modified Apr 27, 2022 09:07 PM

Ancient Marruvium was the principal city of the Italic tribe of the Marsi.

Martae — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Jul 10, 2023 07:24 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 35 C1 Martae

Matalon — by J. Bennet — last modified Sep 28, 2023 10:46 PM

An ancient settlement and port on the south coast of Crete, now identified at modern Matala. Excavations have revealed an acropolis, tombs, a maritime slipway for a shipshed, a quarry, and fish tanks.

Mediolanum — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Mar 08, 2023 11:42 AM

An ancient settlement, located in the modern French commune of Châteaumeillant.

Metropolis — by T. Drew Bear — last modified Oct 28, 2024 05:08 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 62 E3 Metropolis