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Abu Ballas — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 15, 2018 11:11 AM

A sandstone peak approximately 200 kilometers southwest of the Dakleh Oasis containing extensive pottery remains dated from the 3rd millennium BCE through the Roman period. Abu Ballas was likely a way station along a caravan route connecting the Dakhleh Oasis with Gilf Kebir.

Amman/Philadelpheia — by S.T. Parker — last modified Aug 05, 2020 12:07 PM

An ancient settlement in northwest Jordan (modern Amman) received a Macedonian settlement and the name of Philadelphia from Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC). The modern Amman, Jordan.

Ardettos — by J.S. Traill — last modified Apr 22, 2024 12:55 PM

A site to the southeast of Athens, where jurors swore their oath, named for a hero Ardettes.

Areopagus — by Ryan Horne — last modified Feb 25, 2024 05:30 PM

Named after a mythical trial of the god Ares, the Areopagus is a rocky outcropping in Athens located to the northwest of the acropolis. The hill was used as a meeting place for the Council of the Areopagus which functioned as a council of elders for the city of Athens. The Areopagus is also traditionally identified as the setting for Paul's sermon to Athens.

Artaxata — by M. Roaf — last modified Jul 04, 2024 07:36 PM

An ancient city located on and around the hills known today as Khor Virap. This location is near the Armenian village of Lusarat, which is about 8 km south of modern Artashat.

Boukolos Collis — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 11, 2013 02:50 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 53 A2 Boukolos Collis

Caelius Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 15, 2024 11:24 AM

The Caelian Hill in Rome.

Capitolinus Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 12, 2024 09:05 PM

The smallest of Rome's hills and one of its most important, the Capitoline Hill served as the citadel (arx) of the city and as the site of its poliadic temple.

Colles Leucogaei — by N. Purcell — last modified Sep 30, 2022 03:13 PM

A name for volcanic hills of a whitish hue around Puteoli.

Cynoscephalae — by J. Fossey — last modified Mar 20, 2024 12:44 PM

A pass in the hills of Thessaly where a battle was fought in 197 BCE between Rome and Philip V of Macedon.

Dolicha (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified May 30, 2023 03:48 PM

The ancient Ionian island of Dolicha is probably to be associated with the modern, now-landlocked peak known as Koutsilaris in the modern Greek municipality of Mesolongi.

El Chuche (settlement) — by P.O. Spann — last modified Sep 07, 2024 08:45 PM

A Roman-period hilltop site, partially excavated in the 20th century, that lies just west of the modern Spanish village of El Chuche in the municipal district of Benahadux, Almeria. It is probably to be associated with the attested Roman name "Urci". The archaeological record of human habitation on and near the site stretches back to the Chalcolithic.

Ephesus/Arsinoe(ia) — by C. Foss — last modified Aug 24, 2024 10:11 PM

Ephesus/Arsinoe(ia) was the most important ancient metropolis of Ionian Asia Minor.

Eresos — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 01, 2024 07:08 PM

An ancient settlement on the island of Lesbos (modern Skala Eresou), reputed birthplace of the poet Sappho. Strabo describes it as being built on a hill (presumably the modern Vigla) and extending down to the sea.

Esquilinus Mons — by Sara Hales — last modified Oct 14, 2023 11:57 AM

The Esquiline Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome. The eastern section of the hill lay outside the Servian Wall, and served as a pauper's cemetery during the archaic and Republican periods.

Gemelli Colles — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Aug 07, 2021 08:30 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 D3 Gemelli Colles

Hutcheson Hill — by Scott Vanderbilt — last modified Jul 07, 2019 05:49 PM

Findspot of two Roman distance slabs along the line of the Antonine Wall: RIB 2198 (found in 1865) and 3507 (found in 1969).

Janiculum — by Ryan Horne — last modified Dec 02, 2021 05:00 PM

This hill is located outside of the ancient city of Rome to the west of the Tiber and is not considered one of the Seven Hills of Rome. From an early stage the Janiculum was connected to the city by fortifications and a bridge over the Tiber. It also was the site of important water-powered mills in the Roman Empire.

Klin-Yar — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Jun 17, 2019 11:16 AM

A burial ground near the modern town of Kislovodsk in the North Caucasus. The site contains 270 burials associated with the Iron Age Koban culture and the early medieval Sarmatians and Alans.

Kolonos Agoraios — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 28, 2024 08:08 AM

The hill flanking the Athenian Agora to the west, site of the Doric temple of Hephaestus.