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- Abu Ballas — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 15, 2018 11:11 AM
- A sandstone peak approximately 200 kilometers southwest of the Dakleh Oasis containing extensive pottery remains dated from the 3rd millennium BCE through the Roman period. Abu Ballas was likely a way station along a caravan route connecting the Dakhleh Oasis with Gilf Kebir.
- Ai Khanoum (Alexandria Oxiana?) — by F.T. Hiebert — last modified Apr 11, 2023 08:41 PM
- Ai Khanoum, probably to be identified with the attested name "Alexandria Oxiana" (Alexandria on Oxus), was founded in the fourth century BCE in the wake of the campaigns of Alexander the Great. It was a chief city of the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom, but was abandoned around 145 BCE.
- Akropolis of Klazomenai — by Peter Cobb — last modified Jun 23, 2023 08:47 PM
- The Akropolis of Klazomenai
- Alcimoennis — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 20, 2016 01:37 PM
- An oppidum located on Michelsberg hill in Bavaria, occupied from ca. 500 BC until the first century BC.
- Amman/Philadelpheia — by S.T. Parker — last modified Aug 05, 2020 12:07 PM
- An ancient settlement in northwest Jordan (modern Amman) received a Macedonian settlement and the name of Philadelphia from Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC). The modern Amman, Jordan.
- Areopagus — by Ryan Horne — last modified Feb 25, 2024 05:30 PM
- Named after a mythical trial of the god Ares, the Areopagus is a rocky outcropping in Athens located to the northwest of the acropolis. The hill was used as a meeting place for the Council of the Areopagus which functioned as a council of elders for the city of Athens. The Areopagus is also traditionally identified as the setting for Paul's sermon to Athens.
- Artaxata — by M. Roaf — last modified Apr 11, 2023 08:47 PM
- An ancient city located on and around the hills known today as Khor Virap. This location is near the Armenian village of Lusarat, which is about 8 km south of modern Artashat.
- Atabyrion — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jun 16, 2022 09:47 AM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 unlocated Atabyrion
- Aventinus mons — by Ryan Horne — last modified Oct 18, 2022 11:16 PM
- One of the seven hills of Rome. Until the reign of the emperor Claudius, the hill lay outside the pomerium of the city.
- Bambideios — by J.S. Traill — last modified Aug 27, 2022 12:33 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 59 unlocated Bambideios
- Boukolos Collis — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 11, 2013 02:50 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 53 A2 Boukolos Collis
- Brikinniai? — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jul 08, 2018 09:52 AM
- A fortified ancient settlement near modern Lentini. It has been associated with the area of Monte San Basilio.
- Burnswark Hill — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 10, 2022 04:23 AM
- Burnswark Hill (287 m above sea level) is located near Ecclefechan in E. Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
- Caelius Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 15, 2024 03:08 PM
- The Caelian Hill in Rome.
- Capitolinus Mons — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 10, 2021 11:05 AM
- The smallest of Rome's hills and one of its most important, the Capitoline served as the citadel (arx) of the city and as the site of its poliadic temple.
- Castle Hill — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 16, 2020 05:31 AM
- Castle Hill is located about 350 m south-east of Round Hill and was the site of an Iron Age hill fort.
- Col di Marzo, Perugia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 07, 2021 12:14 PM
- Survey and excavation at Montelabate overlooking the upper Tiber valley in the territory of Perugia have revealed evidence for an Etruscan settlement on the hill of Col di Marzo (Perugia). This place is located some 10 km from Arna and rises to 645 meters above sea level.
- Colle Rotondo — by L. Quilici — last modified Dec 31, 2023 08:10 PM
- Colle Rotondo was the site of a prehistoric settlement inhabited from the Bronze Age until the early Iron Age.
- Colles Leucogaei — by N. Purcell — last modified Sep 30, 2022 03:13 PM
- A name for volcanic hills of a whitish hue around Puteoli.
- Cynoscephalae — by J. Fossey — last modified Mar 20, 2024 12:44 PM
- A pass in the hills of Thessaly where a battle was fought in 197 BCE between Rome and Philip V of Macedon.
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- Archaic (pre-550 BC) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Classical (550 BC-330 BC) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Hellenistic, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM
- Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2009 09:47 AM