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Niebla — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Nov 24, 2020 05:01 PM

A Spanish village located in the northeastern part of the province of Huelva that once belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.

Northern Cluster — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 06, 2021 08:57 PM

The Northern Cluster of rock-cut churches at Lalibela.

Obelisk of Theodosius — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Sep 05, 2024 10:20 AM

The Obelisk of Theodosius is an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC) to the south of the seventh pylon of the great temple of Karnak. The emperor Theodosius I had the obelisk relocated to Constantinople after AD 390 and it was subsequently re-erected on a newly commissioned sculpted base on the spina of the city's hippodrome.

Obulco — by P.O. Spann — last modified Jun 13, 2019 02:29 PM

Obulco was a Roman municipium of Hispania Baetica.

Ocules — by P.O. Spann — last modified Dec 29, 2023 08:42 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 27 C2 Ocules

Offa's Dyke — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 03, 2024 10:00 AM

Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of the eighth century that formed a boundary between the Anglian kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdom of Powys.

Oostvoorne — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 02, 2022 07:29 PM

Oostvoorne may correspond to a putative Roman period place that once protected the Meuse river estuary (Helinium) and therefore may have carried its name. Coastal change has long since consumed any remains of the Roman site; a Medieval castle is still attested.

Oviedo — by Alex Ayris — last modified Sep 04, 2024 08:59 PM

Founded in the eighth century, Oviedo was modeled after Toledo and flourished in the ninth century under Asturian King Alfonso II (791-842). It was at that time that Oviedo became the Asturian capital and an episcopal see. Oviedo remained prominent until the early tenth century.

Padakku/Fadak — by Jamie Novotny — last modified Jun 16, 2023 11:59 AM

Ancient Padakku/Fadak is an oasis town in the Arabian Peninsula that is idenified with the modern city al-Ḥā’iṭ.

Pagrae — by T. Sinclair — last modified Aug 05, 2020 01:35 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 67 C4 Pagrae

Paisoula — by Jr. — last modified Nov 24, 2020 05:45 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 26 D4 Paisoula

Palaiochora — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 10, 2021 05:33 PM

A fortified Medieval settlement of Aegina. Built in the ninth century, the site was the island's capital until 1826.

Palantia — by E.W. Haley — last modified Jun 07, 2018 04:45 PM

The chief town of the Vaccaei in the northern part of Hispania Tarraconensis.

Palma — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Jun 07, 2021 04:53 PM

The Spanish village of Palma was located in the western part of the province of Córdoba. In the thirteenth century, it belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.

Pantheon — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 12, 2024 08:47 PM

A temple in the Campus Martius of Rome that was first built by Marcus Agrippa (ca. 27-25 B.C.) and then re-built by the emperor Hadrian (after A.D. 126). In A.D. 609 the structure was consecrated as a Christian church, S. Maria ad Martyres.

Parapotamos — by W.M. Murray — last modified Oct 12, 2023 12:18 PM

A tumulus/tell and associated necropolis in Epirus (Greece), with burials dating from the Hellenistic through post-Byzantine times.

Parium/Col. Gemella Iulia *Hadriana — by C. Foss — last modified May 24, 2024 03:02 PM

Founded as a Greek city in the Propontis region of Anatolia, perhaps ca. 709 BCE, Persians would come to control Parium in 546 BCE. The city allied itself with Athens during the Peloponnesian War, but was subsequently ruled again by the Persians again. Its long occupation included a Macedonian phase, followed by control exercise by the Seleucids, the Kingdom of Pergamon, the Romans, and the Byzantines.

Patriarchal Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta of Aquileia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 14, 2021 08:19 AM

The Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia dates originally to the fourth century.

Peloponnesus/Peloponnesos/Peloponnese — by G. Reger — last modified Mar 08, 2024 06:53 PM

The large peninsula protuding into the Mediterranean Sea that constitutes the southern part of Greece. It is largely separated from mainland Greece on the north by the Corinthian Gulf, joining it only in the northeast via the narrow Isthmus of Corinth.

Penteskouphia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 28, 2021 03:09 PM

A hill surmounted by a Frankish fortress located ca. 1200 m SW of Akrocorinth.

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