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Hayots Dzor — by Birgit Christiansen — last modified Dec 13, 2024 12:59 PM

Hayots Dzor ("valley of the Armenians") is a valley in the Gürpınar District in the Van Province in the southeast of modern Turkey. Here a stone block with an inscription of the Urartian king Minua, son of Išpuini (9th / 8th century BCE) has been found (CTU A 5-15E) which reports the building of the "Canal of Minua" which is still in use today. The building of the canal is also reported in several other inscriptions which were set up elsewhere at the shore of the canal. In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Assyrian king Bēl and constructed a fortress (Haykaberd) nearby.

Heniochi/Coraxici (mountain) — by David Braund — last modified Aug 18, 2023 09:28 PM

The Heniochi were an ancient people and associated region, localized to the east of the Black Sea. Pliny calls the region a mountain range (Heiochi montes) and offers the alternate name Coaraxici.

Hestiaiotis — by J. Fossey — last modified Nov 01, 2024 11:10 PM

Hestiaiotis was a region of northwestern Thessaly and a part of the Thessalian tetrarchy. It roughly corresponds to the modern Trikala regional unit.

Hilakku (region) — by Jamie Novotny — last modified Oct 19, 2024 11:39 AM

Hilakku is a mountainous region near Tabālu and Que in the Cilician plain. Its exact location is still debated among scholars. Nevertheless, Hilakku has been tentatively identified as being in the area of Bolkar Dağları or in that of Göksu-Tal, in the western part of Cilicia, that is, in the classical Cilicia Tracheia/Cilicia Aspera.

Hispania — by Mary E. Downs — last modified Jan 10, 2025 05:01 PM

An ancient region corresponding to the Iberian peninsula and so roughly to the territories of the modern countries of Spain and Portugal.

Hither Province (Pylos) — by Maija Gierhart — last modified Jan 23, 2024 04:43 PM

The Hither Province of Mycenaean Pylos, containing nine settlements as recorded in the Linear B tablets.

Hubušnu (kingdom) — by Jamie Novotny — last modified Sep 05, 2020 12:49 PM

Hubušnu is a small kingdom in Tabal that is mentioned in Assyrian royal inscriptions of the first millennium BC.

Humē — by Jamie Novotny — last modified Aug 22, 2020 11:02 AM

A country mentioned in Neo- and Late-Babylonian texts that roughly corresponds to Que (kingdom and province) and Cilicia Pedias ("Flat Cilicia").

Iberia (ancient region) — by David Braund — last modified Jun 13, 2019 04:13 PM

Iberia was an ancient region of southern Caucasia.

Idrias — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 19, 2024 10:26 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 61 G3 Idrias

Idumaea — by B. Isaac — last modified Aug 05, 2019 03:14 PM

Idumaea or the kingdom of Edom was an historical region of the Levant located south of Iudaea and the Dead Sea.

India — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Feb 12, 2024 07:34 PM

The region of ancient India as understood by the Greeks and Romans.

Indoskythia — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Sep 07, 2022 04:28 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 6 B4 Indoskythia

Ingilene — by M. Roaf — last modified Sep 14, 2022 03:50 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 B2 Ingilene

Insula Batavorum — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 18, 2024 09:07 PM

Both Iulius Caesar and Tacitus refer to the "Island of the Batavi", once located at a split in the Rhine and framed by the Waal river on the one hand and the Lower Rhine on the other. This area seems to correspond roughly to the modern Betuwe in the Netherlands.

Ionia (region) — by C. Foss — last modified Nov 07, 2023 11:23 AM

The coast of Asia Minor between Aeolis and Caria, known as Jaena/Jaman in Akkadian sources.

Ionian League — by Ryan Horne — last modified May 27, 2023 10:53 AM

An Ancient Greek confederation originally formed in the sixth century BCE by twelve Ionian cities, with religious festivals celebrated at Panionia.

Isauria — by S. Mitchell — last modified Oct 17, 2022 01:13 PM

A region of southern Asia Minor.

Italia — by Mary E. Downs — last modified Sep 16, 2023 09:28 PM

The Italian peninsula extending northward to the Alps as recognized by the Romans.

Italia (region) — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Oct 11, 2022 11:07 AM

That portion of the Toe of Italy lying to the south of the Terina/Scylletium isthmus as known to the Greeks in the 5th century BCE. Thus called after the Itali who inhabited it at that time.

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