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Maiden Tower (Baku) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 02, 2023 10:43 AM

A twelfth-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mănăstirea Halmyris — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 12, 2024 05:04 PM

An Early Christian basilica and martyrium at Halmyris.

Marchena — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Feb 01, 2018 12:07 AM

A Spanish village located in the east of the province of Sevilla that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.

Matrera castle — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Jul 12, 2022 04:12 PM

Castillo de Matrera is a Spanish castle that originally dates to the ninth century and is located in the northeast of the province of Cádiz. It belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X (in the thirteenth century). Today it is located in the municipality of Villamartín.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 27, 2023 08:13 AM

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is a tomb built between 353 and 350 B.C. for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire. Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Mausoleum Augusti — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 12, 2024 08:57 PM

A monumental tomb built in the Campus Martius at Rome by Augustus and dedicated in 28 B.C. The mausoleum served as a family tomb for the Iulio-Claudians.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 08, 2024 02:12 PM

An ancient funerary chapel, part of the Santa Croce complex in Ravenna, Italy, possibly built as an imperial mausoleum (ca. AD 417 - 425). The empress Galla Placidia (d. AD 450 ) is the presumed, likely patron of the building, though she is very unlikely to have been entombed within one of three sarcophagi found inside.

Mausoleum of Theodoric — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 13, 2023 06:17 PM

A monument built in Ravenna, Italy, ca. AD 520 by Theodoric the Great as his future tomb. After Belisarius reconquered Ravenna in 540, the tomb was converted into the church of Sta. Maria della Rotonda.

Mdina — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 03, 2023 10:35 AM

Mdina, Malta, has ancient origins, being occupied perhaps as early as 4000 BC. The site was first fortified by the Phoenicians ca. 700 BC.

Meteora — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 27, 2023 10:09 AM

Metéora comprises a complex of six Eastern Orthodox monasteries built on natural sandstone pillars of the Thessalian plain. The site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.

Meydancıkkale/Kiršu — by S. Mitchell — last modified Apr 13, 2024 06:58 PM

An ancient fortified complex located on a natural outcropping of the Taurus mountains near the modern village of Tırnak in the Gülnar district of Turkey's Mersin Province. Identified as KRS (Kirsi/Kirshu) in neo-Babylonian chronicles, the site continued to be occupied and used into the Hellenistic period when it was destroyed and abandoned around 235 BCE. There is some evidence for reuse of the site in the Byzantine period.

Mochlos archaeological site — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 05, 2021 08:15 PM

A multi-period settlement site in use by a number of civilizations dating ca. 3100 B.C. to A.D. 1200.

Moger — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Jul 22, 2017 04:35 PM

A Spanish village located in the east of Huelva that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. While there is on-site evidence for long-term human activity since antiquity, the present settlement, known in modern terms as Moguer, is traditionally said to have been founded in 1333 by the Señorío de Moguer ("Seigneury of Moguer").

Mogontiacum — by J. Kunow — last modified Feb 22, 2023 04:25 PM

The original Roman settlement at Mogontiacum (modern Mainz) was established by Drusus ca. 13/12 BC. The settlement became an important military center throughout Roman times and was the base of operations for numerous Roman legions.

Monastero di San Mamiliano — by W.V. Harris — last modified Mar 27, 2019 03:06 PM

The monastery of San Mamiliano located on the island of Montecristo.

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 05:18 PM

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (also known as the Monastery of Saint John the Divine) is a Greek Orthodox monastery dating to AD 1088 on the island of Patmos.

Monastery of San Juan de Caaveiro — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 05:19 PM

A Christian monastery established in AD 934.

Monastery of Simeon Stylites the Younger — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 06, 2021 07:30 PM

A sixth century AD monastery named for Simeon Stylites the Younger who lived atop a pillar on Thaumaston Oros.

Monemvasia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 03, 2023 12:57 PM

A Medieval refuge settlement founded ca. AD 583 that developed into an important center from the tenth century onward.

Monte San Giovanni Campano — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 18, 2021 08:38 PM

Monte San Giovanni Campano is the site of ancient first millennium BC fortifications, atop which was built the eleventh century fortress, Castello di Monte San Giovanni Campano, where Thomas Aquinas was imprisoned.

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