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Dyrr(h)achium/Epidamnos — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Aug 04, 2023 08:31 PM

A city founded in 627 B.C. by colonists from Corinth and Kerkyra.

Emporiae — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Jan 10, 2022 03:12 PM

A major economic center in the Iberian peninsula, Emporiae (modern Empúries) had indigenous origins but would be the site of a large Greek colonial city.

Genua — by M. Pearce — last modified Jan 17, 2024 10:20 PM

Genua was an ancient settlement of Liguria that came to be destroyed by Carthage in 209 BC. Thereafter it received Roman municipal privileges and was rebuilt.

Gorgippia/Sindikos Limen — by David Braund — last modified Mar 19, 2023 12:37 PM

Gorgippia/Sindikos Limen was a sixth century B.C. colony founded by Pontic Greeks on the site of Sinda.

Graviscae — by W.V. Harris — last modified Apr 17, 2023 06:00 PM

The port of the Etruscan city of Tarquinia.

Gyth(e)ion — by G. Reger — last modified Jun 05, 2023 04:39 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 D4 Gyth(e)ion

Halieis — by G. Reger — last modified Mar 27, 2024 04:47 PM

An ancient Greek harbor city in the Argolid (across from the modern village of Porto Cheli) that was abandoned toward the end of the fourth century BCE. Excavated remains include fortification walls (as early as the eighth century BCE), a city with an orthogonal street plan, an industrial quarter, and domestic architecture with evidence for agricultural processing. Parts of the city are now under water due to a rise in sea levels.

Harbor at Lechaion — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 26, 2024 01:42 PM

The ancient harbor of Lechaion on the eastern side of the Gulf of Corinth. Historical sources place the founding of Lechaion in the 7th century BCE, but geoarchaeological evidence attests to protohistoric industrial use of the site as early as the 12th century BCE.

Herakleous? Limen — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Dec 08, 2021 12:05 PM

The Herakleous Limen, mentioned by Ptolemy, was an ancient bay or anchorage on the island of Sardinia, probably to be identified with the modern Porto Malfatano, which is located on the southern coast of the island between the Capo Malfatano and the Capo Spartivento.

Hermion(e) — by G. Reger — last modified Jan 07, 2023 10:52 AM

Hermion(e) was a settlement of the eastern Argolid.

Hydruntum/Hydrous — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Jul 13, 2022 03:44 PM

A Greek city at the easternmost point of the Italian peninsula that sided against Rome in both the Pyrrhic and Hannibalic wars. In the time of the Roman Empire the city was located in the province of Calabria and was an embarkation point for ships leaving for Apollonia across the Adriatic Sea.

Karpasia — by D. Rupp — last modified Jul 29, 2020 08:07 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 72 E1 Karpasia

Kenchreai — by G. Reger — last modified Aug 30, 2023 05:25 PM

The ancient Saronic Gulf port of Corinth (near modern Kechries in Greece).

Kothon — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 28, 2022 08:30 AM

The so-called "Kothon" is a large, rectangular, artificial pool dating to the Punic period of Sicily and located on the island of Motya. Originally interpreted as an artificial port basin, recent research reinterpets it as a freshwater basin with functions sacred to the god Ba'al and constituting the central component of a large sanctuary.

Kyllene — by G. Reger — last modified Sep 21, 2023 06:19 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 A2 Kyllene

Lamos — by S. Mitchell — last modified Jun 29, 2022 08:55 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 66 E3 Lamos

Larymna (Boeotia) — by J. Fossey — last modified Sep 25, 2023 01:12 PM

Located on the Gulf of Euboea, Larymna was a town of eastern Locris.

Lavinium — by L. Quilici — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:53 AM

An ancient city of Latium on the Numicus river that was founded, according to Virgil, by Aeneas.

Lechaion — by G. Reger — last modified Mar 25, 2024 04:42 PM

The port of ancient Corinth.

Leuca/Portus Sallentinus — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Jul 15, 2021 11:57 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 45 inset Leuca/Portus Sallentinus