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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.

Dolicha (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified May 30, 2023 03:48 PM

The ancient Ionian island of Dolicha is probably to be associated with the modern, now-landlocked peak known as Koutsilaris in the modern Greek municipality of Mesolongi.

Donatım — by Carolin Johansson — last modified Mar 24, 2023 02:39 PM

A hill where a basalt stone inscription was found.

Doss Trento — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 09, 2022 11:19 AM

Doss Trento is a small hill that lies along the course of the Adige River. A Paleochristian basilica was located on the hillside.

Eiron (mountain) — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Mar 01, 2021 05:43 PM

Eiron M. (Makli Hill, Pakistan)

Eresos — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 01, 2024 07:08 PM

An ancient settlement on the island of Lesbos (modern Skala Eresou), reputed birthplace of the poet Sappho. Strabo describes it as being built on a hill (presumably the modern Vigla) and extending down to the sea.

Esquilinus Mons — by Sara Hales — last modified Oct 14, 2023 11:57 AM

The Esquiline Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome. The eastern section of the hill lay outside the Servian Wall, and served as a pauper's cemetery during the archaic and Republican periods.

Fagutal — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 09, 2021 07:05 AM

Fagutal is the name of the western spur of the Esquiline hill in Rome.

Gavurkale — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 12, 2021 07:01 PM

Gavurkale is a hill in central Anatolia with remains of both Hittite rock-cut reliefs and architecture dating from various periods.

Gemelli Colles — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Aug 07, 2021 08:30 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 D3 Gemelli Colles

Göltepe — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 01, 2021 03:05 PM

Archaeological site in the Central Taurus Mountains dated to the early Bronze Age. The Göltepe hill contains traces of a village associated with the nearby mine site of Kestel.

Hippana — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Aug 05, 2023 10:34 PM

Ancient settlement in the western part of Sicily, probably founded in the seventh century B.C.

Hutcheson Hill — by Scott Vanderbilt — last modified Jul 07, 2019 05:49 PM

Findspot of two Roman distance slabs along the line of the Antonine Wall: RIB 2198 (found in 1865) and 3507 (found in 1969).

Jabal al-Bayḍā — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Oct 26, 2018 12:50 PM

Hill southwest of Mount 'Abd al-'Aziz in Syria. The peak at the southwestern end of the hill is known as Rās et-Tell. Excavations were carried out there by Max von Oppenheim in the early 20th century, uncovering sculptures and graves from the Bronze Age.

Janiculum — by Ryan Horne — last modified Dec 02, 2021 05:00 PM

This hill is located outside of the ancient city of Rome to the west of the Tiber and is not considered one of the Seven Hills of Rome. From an early stage the Janiculum was connected to the city by fortifications and a bridge over the Tiber. It also was the site of important water-powered mills in the Roman Empire.

Kastellion — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Jun 27, 2023 04:35 PM

Hill in Khania, Crete that was the center of the Minoan city of Cydonia and was later a Roman acropolis.

Kemmelberg — by Francis Deblauwe — last modified Mar 20, 2020 08:51 AM

A tertiary hill (154 m high) dominating the surrounding flatland in Belgium's West Flanders province close to the French border. Archaeological remains ranging from the Middle Paleolithic to the 5th century BC. Also the site of heavy fighting during World War I.

Klin-Yar — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Jun 17, 2019 11:16 AM

A burial ground near the modern town of Kislovodsk in the North Caucasus. The site contains 270 burials associated with the Iron Age Koban culture and the early medieval Sarmatians and Alans.

Kolonos Agoraios — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 28, 2024 08:08 AM

The hill flanking the Athenian Agora to the west, site of the Doric temple of Hephaestus.

Kolonos Hippios — by J.S. Traill — last modified Mar 14, 2021 07:14 AM

Pausanias states that the Kolonos Hippios is a hill that marks the first point that Oedipus reached in Attica. It was a sacred area with rites devoted to both Poseidon and Athena, as well as a hero shrine sacred to Peirithous and Theseus, Oedipus and Adrastus. Antigonus destroyed the shrine of Poseidon.

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