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Dreamer’s Bay — by D. Rupp — last modified Feb 21, 2023 05:17 PM

The site of an ancient port facility located at the southern tip of the Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus. The archaeological remains date to the fifth and sixth centuries CE.

Drepanum — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Sep 21, 2019 10:32 AM

Drepanum, the modern Trapani, Sicily, is an ancient port city. The archaeological remains of the ancient city are meager. During the First Punic War, Hamilcar fortified the site. The Roman Republic lost a naval engagement near Drepanum in 249 B.C. but then prevailed in the battle of the Egadi islands in 241 B.C. The city was likely of censorial status thereafter.

Dyrr(h)achium/Epidamnos — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Aug 04, 2023 08:31 PM

A city founded in 627 B.C. by colonists from Corinth and Kerkyra.

Emporiae — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Jan 10, 2022 03:12 PM

A major economic center in the Iberian peninsula, Emporiae (modern Empúries) had indigenous origins but would be the site of a large Greek colonial city.

Emporium — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 30, 2024 02:33 PM

The river port of the ancient city of Rome that was located between the Aventine Hill and the Rione Testaccio, formally established perhaps in 193 BCE.

Erythrai — by C. Foss — last modified Apr 29, 2024 08:32 AM

Erythrai was one of the twelve Ionian cities of Asia Minor. It is located on a small peninsula that extends into the Bay of Erythrae.

Ferresanus Portus — by Richard Talbert — last modified Jul 31, 2019 07:39 PM

A Roman military harbor facility, attested by name in a Latin inscription dating to 144 CE, on the island of Farasan in the Red Sea. The exact location of the facility is not known; the inscription was found in a context of reuse.

Fortified Port Settlement on Cape St. Athanasius — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jan 31, 2020 03:42 PM

An ancient settlement with fortifications and port facilities located on the modern Cape St. Athanasius near Byala in Bulgaria.

Gaza — by B. Isaac — last modified Oct 15, 2023 11:19 PM

An important ancient settlement on the coast of Palestine.

Genua — by M. Pearce — last modified Jan 17, 2024 10:20 PM

Genua was an ancient settlement of Liguria that came to be destroyed by Carthage in 209 BC. Thereafter it received Roman municipal privileges and was rebuilt.

Gerraicus? Sinus — by D.T. Potts — last modified Jan 03, 2023 03:51 PM

A portion of the Persian Gulf mentioned by Pliny who places it between the Sinus Capeus on the north and the Regio Attene to the south.

Gorgippia/Sindikos Limen — by David Braund — last modified Mar 19, 2023 12:37 PM

Gorgippia/Sindikos Limen was a sixth century B.C. colony founded by Pontic Greeks on the site of Sinda.

Gradus — by H. Bender — last modified Nov 11, 2023 05:07 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 19 F4 Gradus

Gradus Massilitanorum — by S. Loseby — last modified Aug 23, 2018 11:55 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 15 D3 Gradus Massilitanorum

Graviscae — by W.V. Harris — last modified Apr 17, 2023 06:00 PM

The port of the Etruscan city of Tarquinia.

Gumush tepe/[Abaskun]?/Sokanda? — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 19, 2017 09:38 AM

Gumush tepe/[Abaskun]?/Sokanda? was a a harbour town located at the south-eastern corner of the Caspian Sea.

Gyth(e)ion — by G. Reger — last modified Jun 05, 2023 04:39 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 D4 Gyth(e)ion

Hadrianou Hormos — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Apr 26, 2023 11:28 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 45 H4 Hadrianou Hormos

Hadrumetum/Iustinianopolis — by R.B. Hitchner — last modified Jul 31, 2023 06:35 PM

Hadrumetum/Iustinianopolis was an important ancient port in North Africa. Founded by Phoenicians, the site pre-dated Carthage. Under Roman administration the site prospered and Trajan assigned it colonial status as Colonia Concordia Ulpia Trajana Augusta Frugifera Hadrumetina.

Halicarnassus/Halikarnassos — by C. Foss — last modified Apr 28, 2023 11:31 AM

An ancient city in Caria, now known as Bodrum in Turkey.