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Miletus — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 04, 2024 05:27 PM

A major ancient city in Ionia.

Mylae — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Feb 01, 2025 05:53 PM

An ancient Greek settlement on the north-east coast of Sicily, located at the base of a peninsula that juts into the Tyrrhenian Sea. A colony of Zancle, it was probably founded in the eighth or seventh century BC. In 260 BC, during the First Punic War, the Romans won their first major naval battle against the Carthaginians in the waters off Mylae.

Neapolis (Kavalla) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Apr 18, 2023 12:15 PM

An ancient port city on the coast of Thrace, Neapolis (modern Kavalla in the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace in Greece) was probably founded from Thasos in the seventh century CE. It served as the port for Philippi in Hellenistic and Roman times, and was refortified by Justinian in the sixth century CE.

Neapolis/Lepcis Magna — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Jan 15, 2023 03:58 PM

Originally a Phoenician colony founded ca. 1100 B.C., Lepcis Magna became a prominent Roman city and birthplace of the emperor Septimius Severus.

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.

Othoca — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Dec 18, 2023 08:29 PM

The site of a Phoenician port on the Gulf of Oristano in western Sardinia.

Pagai — by G. Reger — last modified Apr 13, 2024 04:54 PM

A fortified port located on the Gulf of Corinth near Alepokhori.

Pagliano Roman port — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 24, 2021 07:29 AM

A riverine port near the confluence of the Tiber and Paglia rivers.

Pelusium — by A. Bernand — last modified May 02, 2022 05:04 PM

Pelusium was a fortified ancient city located at the mouth of the eastern-most branch of the Nile river. Its ruins, now land-locked and located approximately 30km southeast of Port Said, are known as Tell Farama.

Phalasarna — by J. Bennet — last modified Sep 27, 2024 03:52 PM

An ancient harbor town located on the northwest coast of Crete.

Phaleron — by J.S. Traill — last modified Mar 09, 2022 10:34 AM

Phalerum was a port of ancient Athens, located approximately 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on the Saronic Gulf.

Pogon — by G. Reger — last modified May 31, 2024 11:25 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 E2 Pogon

Potidaion — by J. Bennet — last modified Aug 01, 2020 08:29 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 60 E4 Potidaion

Prusias ad Mare/Kios — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 18, 2023 10:14 PM

Prusias ad Mare/Kios was an ancient Greek city on the Propontis. The city joined the Aetolian League and was destroyed by Philip V of Macedon. Prusias I of Bithynia rebuilt the site, naming it for himself.

Ptolemais/Barkes Limen — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Oct 20, 2024 10:04 PM

An ancient capital of Cyrenaica, Ptolemais was probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. The city was founded in either the seventh or sixth century BC.

Pyrgi — by N. Purcell — last modified Jan 14, 2024 11:33 PM

Pyrgi is an ancient Etruscan port city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy. A Roman colony was established at the site by 191 B.C. In 1964 the bi-lingual 'Pyrgi Plaques' were discovered during the course of excavations.

Sa Caleta — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Sep 21, 2024 09:06 PM

A Phoenician settlement of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.

Sexi/Saxetanum — by P.O. Spann — last modified Dec 17, 2019 03:09 PM

Sexi/Saxetanum (modern Almuñécar) was a Phoenician colony established ca. 800 BC that eventually became a Roman one (Sexi Firmum Iulium).

Sinope — by T. Sinclair — last modified May 01, 2024 03:50 PM

Sinope (modern Sinop, Turkey) on the Black Sea has been a major port since the time of the Hittites.

Soloi/Pompeiopolis — by S. Mitchell — last modified Jan 26, 2024 11:00 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 66 F3 Soloi/Pompeiopolis