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Arabia — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jun 07, 2023 04:57 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 B4 Arabia

Arabia (region in Egypt) — by M. Drew Bear — last modified Jun 07, 2023 04:55 PM

Some ancient documents refer to the desert area east of the Nile at roughly the latitude of Lykopolis/Siout as "Arabia".

Arabia (region) — by M. Roaf — last modified Jun 07, 2023 04:49 PM

The Arabian peninsula.

Arabia Eudaemon — by D.F. Graf — last modified Sep 21, 2022 12:47 PM

Arabia Eudaemon or Arabia Felix was a term used by ancient geographers to describe the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, now Yemen.

Arachosia — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Sep 14, 2022 09:26 AM

A satrapy located in what is now Afghanistan.

Ararene — by D.T. Potts — last modified May 02, 2022 04:31 PM

The modern al 'Ara'ir, near Jizan in Saudi Arabia.

Arbayestan/Beth Arbaye — by M. Roaf — last modified Sep 02, 2022 09:55 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 D4 Arbayestan/Beth Arbaye

Arcadia — by G. Reger — last modified Feb 09, 2024 03:26 PM

The ancient region of Arcadia comprised the highlands at the center of the Peloponnese.

Argeia — by W.M. Murray — last modified Aug 30, 2022 10:54 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 D4 Argeia

Argentariae Dalmaticae et Pannonicae — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Sep 27, 2022 12:59 PM

A Dalmatian and Pannonian silver and lead mining region located in the eastern part of what is now Bosnia.

Argolis — by G. Reger — last modified Jul 10, 2023 08:31 PM

Argolis (also known as 'the Argolid') occupied the eastern part of the Peloponnese; comprising primarily the Argolid peninsula and the coastal region lying to the east of Arcadia, and north of Laconia.

Ariake Sadenon — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Aug 30, 2022 07:09 PM

This name, transmitted by Ptolemy, corresponds to a region of India in the Konkan coast and hinterland, including the general area of modern Mumbai and Pune.

Armenia — by S.E. Kroll — last modified Dec 29, 2013 05:31 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 90 B1 Armenia

Armenia (region) — by M. Roaf — last modified Jul 15, 2024 04:15 PM

A plateau region between the Black and Caspian Seas.

Armenia Minor — by T.B. Mitford — last modified Sep 21, 2022 12:36 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 64 G2 Armenia Minor

Assyria (kingdom) — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 04, 2020 02:43 PM

Aššur, later Māt Aššur ('the land of the god Aššur'), grew from a small city-state and important trading center to a powerful, wide-spread empire. At is zenith in the seventh century BC, the Assyrian Empire (883-609 BC) dominated much of the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, stretching from the Persian Gulf in the south to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. Assyria's heartland, an area also referred to as Subartu, roughly corresponds to northern Iraq (Nineveh Governorate) and includes the numerous important cities, especially Aššur (Assyria's traditional religious and administrative capital), Kalhu, Dur-Šarrukin, and Nineveh (the capital of the Assyrian Empire).

Astaunitis/Asthianene — by M. Roaf — last modified Sep 19, 2022 11:17 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 C2 Astaunitis/Asthianene

Asturia (region) — by E.W. Haley — last modified Sep 30, 2022 11:35 PM

Asturia is a region of the Atlantic coast of northern Iberia.

Attene/Chattenia — by D.T. Potts — last modified Sep 21, 2022 12:16 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 95 B4 Attene/Chattenia

Attica — by J.S. Traill — last modified Oct 05, 2024 10:36 AM

Historical region of Greece, centered on the Attic peninsula.