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Manṣuāte — by Claudia Horst — last modified Aug 05, 2020 06:51 PM

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources; the name of the place in Egyptian sources is Mnḏt. Manṣuāte is probably to be identified with modern Maṣyāf (Maṣyāt).

Marchena — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Feb 01, 2018 12:07 AM

A Spanish village located in the east of the province of Sevilla that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.

Margeat — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Jul 25, 2016 01:24 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 14 I2 Margeat

Marki Alonia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 13, 2022 05:50 PM

Marki Alonia is a prehistoric settlement in central Cyprus.

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.

Martae — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Jul 10, 2023 07:24 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 35 C1 Martae

Mašhad — by B. Siewert-Mayer — last modified Jun 07, 2021 02:40 PM

A place from the TAVO Index

Masseria De Carolis — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 10, 2024 08:56 PM

A Roman villa with an associated bath complex destroyed by the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius, the Masseria De Carolis site is located in the comune of Pollena Trocchia near Naples, Italy.

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.

Matiātu — by Claudia Horst — last modified Jan 09, 2018 06:02 PM

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources that is identified with modern Midyat. Midyat originated as a Hurrian settlement in the third millennium B.C.

Medina of Essaouira — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 06, 2024 12:50 PM

The Medina of Essaouira, formerly Mogador, is a late eighteenth-century fortified town with ancient Phoenician origins. It is located on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

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

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

Merachiche — by T.W. Potter — last modified Jul 21, 2022 11:05 PM

Evidence of possible ancient construction, perhaps associated with the nearby copper mines at "Bou Khandek", was noted by AAA at modern "Merachiche", southeast of modern Ténès in Algeria (ancient Cartenna).

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).

Methone (Thracian) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Jul 10, 2022 10:39 AM

The so-called Thracian (or Macedonian) Methone is an unlocated settlement attested by ancient sources. Modern scholars suggest Moustheni as a possible identification.

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.

Mettet — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 08, 2021 07:11 AM

A Gallo-Roman villa located in the vicinity of Bauselenne.

Midaion — by T. Drew Bear — last modified Aug 30, 2024 04:09 PM

A city in Phrygia named after its legendary founder, king Midas.

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