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Klima — by Catherine Bouras — last modified Nov 24, 2024 01:01 PM

Modern settlement and harbour on the North side of the island of Milos, with archaeological remains of the Hellenistic and Roman settlement.

Kotyora — by T. Sinclair — last modified Jan 14, 2025 09:21 AM

An ancient settlement on the Black Sea coast just to the north of modern Ordu, Turkey. Archaeological remnants of port facilities were previously noted in the neighborhood of Kirazlimanı.

Kozynthion Akra — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Aug 03, 2022 04:09 PM

A small promontory on the modern Libyan coast of the Gulf of Sidra on and around which the Brega Seaport complex (Marsa Brega/Marsā al Burayqah) now stands.

La Carolina — by P.O. Spann — last modified Sep 02, 2023 03:04 PM

The modern town of La Carolina in Spain's Jaén province is located near a series of ancient mines (copper, lead, and silver) and metallurgical processing sites.

Larissa/Sizara — by J.P. Brown — last modified Apr 03, 2021 10:46 AM

An ancient settlement located on the Orontes river to the southeast of Apamea. Scholars identify it with modern Shaizar in Syria.

Le Candéou — by S. Loseby — last modified Nov 19, 2022 10:21 PM

Salvage excavations during the 1970s in modern Le Candéou, a neighborhood of Peymeinade (France), identified multiple Roman-era structures that have been interpreted as agricultural in nature, including facilities for processing olive oil.

Leuktra — by J. Fossey — last modified Mar 24, 2024 03:53 PM

Leuktra was a settlement located in ancient Boeotia. It was located along the road leading from Thespiae to Plataea, somewhere in the vicinity of the modern town. In 371 B.C. the Thebans defeated the Spartans in a celebrated battle near the site.

Lykouria? — by G. Reger — last modified Sep 30, 2022 10:06 AM

According to Pausanias, Lykouria? is located in Arcadia and marks the boundary between Pheneus and Cleitor.

Macchia delle Valli, Vetralla — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 08, 2020 03:38 PM

A rock-cut Etrusco-Roman sanctuary sacred to Demeter that was discovered during rescue excavations in 2006 following looting activity. The sanctuary, set in a grove, remained in use until the second century A.D.

Magliana Vecchia — by L. Quilici — last modified Apr 14, 2022 06:43 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 43 B2 Magliana Vecchia

Magliano Sabina — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jul 05, 2019 11:00 AM

Magliano Sabina is located in Lazio, some 50 km north of Rome and some 30 km west of Rieti.

Magnesia ad Sipylum — by C. Foss — last modified May 18, 2023 07:50 PM

Magnesia ad Sipylum was an ancient city in Lydia in Asia Minor (modern Manisa in Turkey). Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus defeated Antiochus the Great at the battle of Magnesia in 190 BC.

Mago — by P.O. Spann — last modified Sep 23, 2024 12:41 PM

Mago (now Mahón or Maó) on the island of Menorca was established as an ancient commercial center because of its high-quality harborage. Its ancient name is thought to derive from Mago, brother of Hannibal, who occupied the Insula Minor after he fled from Gades in 206 BCE.

Marpessos — by C. Foss — last modified Oct 10, 2024 06:26 PM

An ancient settlement in the Troad, located in the vicinity of modern Zerdalılık in the Turkish province of Canakkale.

Marruvium — by N. Purcell — last modified Apr 27, 2022 09:07 PM

Ancient Marruvium was the principal city of the Italic tribe of the Marsi.

Matalon — by J. Bennet — last modified Sep 28, 2023 10:46 PM

An ancient settlement and port on the south coast of Crete, now identified at modern Matala. Excavations have revealed an acropolis, tombs, a maritime slipway for a shipshed, a quarry, and fish tanks.

Mediolanum — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Mar 08, 2023 11:42 AM

An ancient settlement, located in the modern French commune of Châteaumeillant.

Methana/Anthana? — by G. Reger — last modified Jan 10, 2025 12:24 PM

The surviving manuscript of Skylax reports a Methana in the Thyreatis plain on the Gulf of Argolis. The toponym is widely thought to be a corruption of Anthana/Anthane, known from other sources. This place "may have been one of two known coastal forts in the area ... probably Nisi Agiou Andrea" (Shipley's 2019 commentary on Skylax, page 129 note 46).

Metropolis (Oyneş) — by T. Drew Bear — last modified Nov 28, 2024 10:02 AM

An ancient settlement in Phrygia, located at modern Oyneş in Turkey's Eskişehir province.

Metropolis? (settlement) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Apr 26, 2024 10:46 PM

The modern village of Palaiomanina in the West Greek regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania may be identifiable with "Metropolis", a settlement known from ancient sources.