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Neapolis — by C. Foss — last modified Jul 05, 2023 02:18 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 F2 Neapolis

Nemausus — by S. Loseby — last modified Nov 14, 2021 10:51 PM

Nemausus (modern Nîmes, France) was the ancient capital of the Volcae Arecomici and later a Roman colony.

Nersa — by W.V. Harris — last modified Apr 11, 2022 03:03 PM

Referred to by Virgil, Nersa was a vicus of the Aequiculi. Its precise location is not known, but some 19th century scholars identified it with the modern village of Civitella di Nesce in Italy.

Nikonion — by David Braund — last modified Feb 28, 2022 03:40 PM

Nikonion received a sixth-century B.C. colony from either Miletos or Istros. It was assessed tribute by the Delian League in 425/4 B.C. Authors such as Pseudo-Skylax refer to the site as a polis in the urban sense. The colony was under the protection of the Skythian king Skyles. The ancient city was located on the on east bank of the Dniester river where Roksolany, Ukraine, is now located.

Nomentum — by L. Quilici — last modified Feb 24, 2024 03:39 PM

The Latin town of Nomentum and Rome were linked by means of the Via Nomentana. In Livy's history the town, a member of the Latin League, is captured by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. Nomentum was one of a number of towns captured by Tarquinius. The Romans granted the town civitas sine suffragio after 338 B.C.

Norba/Col. Norbensis Caesarina — by Jr. — last modified Jun 08, 2018 07:48 AM

An Roman settlement, modern Cáceres in Spain.

Novae — by M. Šašel Kos — last modified Feb 15, 2024 09:30 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 20 E6 Novae

Noviodunum — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Mar 02, 2023 11:28 AM

Modern Neung-sur-Beuvron may be the site of the ancient oppidum Noviodunum Biturigum where Vercingetorix was defeated.

Noviomagus — by J. Kunow — last modified Mar 02, 2023 11:28 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 11 E3 Noviomagus

Noviomagus — by J. Kunow — last modified Mar 02, 2023 11:27 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 11 F4 Noviomagus

Numistro? — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Dec 14, 2020 05:18 AM

A town in Lucania that was the location of a military engagement between Hannibal and Marcus Claudius Marcellus in 210 B.C.

Nymphaion — by G. Reger — last modified Feb 07, 2024 04:27 PM

An ancient coastal settlement in Lakonia (Peloponnese), tentatively identified in BAtlas with the area of modern Ag. Marina.

Olivet d’en Pujol — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Dec 09, 2021 11:58 AM

An agricultural storage and processing facility including a large number of dolia, likely associated with a Roman villa or suburban fundus, Olivet d'en Pujol is located in the modern municipality of Vilademat, which is in the Catalonian comarca of Alt Empordà.

Omphake — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Dec 20, 2022 07:34 PM

Omphake was an ancient Sikanian center that came into conflict with the Greek colony of Gela. It is probably to be identified with modern Butera on the island of Sicily.

Ophryneion — by C. Foss — last modified May 24, 2024 10:34 AM

Ophryneion was an ancient city of the northern Troad. It lay between Rhoteum and Dardanus. The site is located about 1.5 km north-east of the village of İntepe (previously known as Erenköy) in Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

Opone — by D.T. Potts — last modified Nov 14, 2022 04:19 PM

Opone, mentioned in the first-century A.D. Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, was a trading center located in the Horn of Africa, likely in the area of present day Hafun, Somalia.

Oropos — by J.S. Traill — last modified Oct 16, 2024 08:24 PM

Oropos was an ancient settlement and port located on the border between Boeotia and Attica; the bulk of its Hellenistic - Roman remains are thought to underlie the modern village of Skala Oropou. Oropos was source of ongoing disputes in antiquity. Colonists from Eretria founded Oropos.

Oualentia — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Dec 18, 2023 11:14 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 48 B3 Oualentia

Oued Krerza — by T.W. Potter — last modified Jul 19, 2022 08:32 PM

The AAA reports significant Roman ruins on both sides of the "Oued Krerza", especially to the south and southeast of the "djebbana Dra el Abiod". These names are not readily found in modern digital gazetteers; however, comparative analysis of AAA sheet 14 with Google Earth imagery and OpenStreetMap permits localization to the area roughly between and around modern "El Kherza" and "Ouled Hadhria".

Ovilava — by H. Bender — last modified Aug 03, 2023 12:57 PM

A Celtic and subsequent Roman settlement at an important road junction and river crossing (modern Wels in Austria). The core of the ancient town, which evidently grew to significant size in the Roman period, is covered by the modern settlement and has only been selectively excavated.