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*Alpis Graia — by E. Bertrand — last modified Jun 05, 2019 03:27 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 17 H2 *Alpis Graia

Amanikai Pylai — by T. Sinclair — last modified Apr 12, 2021 02:05 PM

A mountain pass that is located on the border between Osmaniye and Gaziantep provinces in south-central Turkey. The pass played an important role in the Battle of Issus, 333 B.C.

Apelauron — by G. Reger — last modified Feb 23, 2024 08:11 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 C2 Apelauron

Caspiae Portae? — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Apr 12, 2021 02:41 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 92 H1 Caspiae Portae?

Ioventio Mons — by M. Pearce — last modified Nov 17, 2021 10:38 AM

A mountain mentioned in an inscribed Roman boundary demarcation from the area of modern Genova, dating to 117 BCE. Modern scholars place this peak in the vicinity of the modern Passo dei Giovi.

Kaspiai Pylai/Albaniai Pylai — by David Braund — last modified Dec 15, 2020 05:33 AM

Kaspiai Pylai/Albaniai Pylai, also referred to as Portae Caspiae by Pliny, is used to describe both the Sirdara Pass in the Elburs mountains and the road from Darband to the Caspian Sea.

Kilikiai Pylai — by S. Mitchell — last modified Aug 30, 2020 04:03 PM

The Cilician Gates, a pass through the Taurus Mountains connecting Cilicia to the Anatolian Plateau, by way of the gorge of the Gökoluk River.

Kilikiai Pylai — by T. Sinclair — last modified Sep 10, 2020 12:18 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 67 C3 Kilikiai Pylai

Klimax — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 19, 2023 12:12 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 E4 Klimax

Klimax — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 22, 2020 03:02 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 E3 Klimax

Kontoporia — by G. Reger — last modified Dec 21, 2021 12:05 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 unlocated Kontoporia

Lautulae — by N. Purcell — last modified Sep 03, 2022 09:46 AM

Lautulae is a narrow pass (saltus) located above Terracina in Latium.

Persides?/Susidae? Pylae — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Oct 20, 2012 07:01 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 94 B3 Persides?/Susidae? Pylae

Stena — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 17, 2017 11:38 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 61 E1 Stena

Syrboi — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Aug 12, 2022 07:41 PM

A pre-Roman people settled in the interior mountains of Corsica. Their precise territory is not known, but they are thought to have been localized in the Col de Sobra.

Syriai Pylai — by T. Sinclair — last modified Apr 12, 2021 07:05 PM

Syriai Pylai (Belen Pass) is a narrow pass through the Nur Mountains. This may be the location at which Alexander the Great pursued Achaemenid King Darius III after the Battle of Issus.

Thermopylae — by J. Fossey — last modified Dec 19, 2023 03:06 PM

Thermopylae is the name of a narrow pass leading from Thessaly into Locris. It was the site of a pivotal battle during the Graeco-Persian wars in 480 BC.

Tripolis — by J.P. Brown — last modified Dec 30, 2023 10:50 AM

The Phoenicians established a commercial outpost at Tripolis (Tripoli) in the ninth century BC. An independent city during the Hellenistic period, Tripolis came under Roman control in 64 BC.

Untitled — by St J. Simpson — last modified May 23, 2018 03:28 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 98 G1 unnamed pass (N Maidan kurgan (“Iron Gate”) UZB)

Untitled — by J.P. Brown — last modified Oct 20, 2012 07:10 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 68 B2 unnamed pass (W Seleukobelos?)