Last Week in Pleiades (15-22 May 2023)

A Christian monastic complex that is located in the municipality of Fossacesia, Italy. The site occupies a hilltop at 107 m above sea level on the Adriatic Sea coast. The basilica dates originally from the thirteenth century.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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An archaeological site near the Mycenaean causeway has been interpreted as a multi-period heroön dedicated to Agamemnon.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Roman baths at Aquinum.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Room in the NW of the Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

The Cyclopean Bridge of Agios Ioannis is located one kilometer south of the citadel of Mycenae.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Group of mounds where cuneiform inscriptions have been found.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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Small mound where a stamped brick is said to have been found.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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Group of mounds where cuneiform inscriptions have been found.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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Uruk period settlement located on the bank of the Euphrates river.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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Site for Urartian rock inscription.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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Kadembas (Katepants) is a modern settlement in the Van Province in the Southeast of Turkey. Here several rock inscriptions of the Urartian king Minua (9th / 8th century BCE) were found which report the construction of the “Canal of Minua” which is still in use today. Furthermore a rock inscription of Tariria, wife of Minua, (9th / 8th century BCE) is located here which attributes a vineyard to her belongings.
Creators: Birgit Christiansen
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg; Tom Elliott; Thomas Seidler

Complex of rooms requisitioned for military record keeping and administration, formerly belonging to the Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

The Philippeion is a tholos at Olympia constructed to celebrate Philip II's victory at Chaeonea in 338 BCE and completed by Alexander the Great.
Creators: Eli Franz; Marco Tonda
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Thomas Landvatter

Pilsdon Pen (277 m above sea level) is a Cretaceous outcrop located in Dorset, South West England. It is the site of a multivallate Durotrigian hillfort dating to the Iron Age. Peter Gelling and Margaret Gelling of the University of Birmingham conducted excavations at the site in the 1960s.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Settlement and industrial site in southern Cyprus dated to the Early and Middle Bronze Ages.
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
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A possible fortified farm site.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Room requisitioned for military record keeping and administration, formerly belonging to the Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona in Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Early dynastic settlement.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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The Roman theater of Aquinum.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Archaeological phase (c. 13-160 CE) of the Temple at Dura-Europos dedicated to Artemis Azzanathkona, probably the tutelary deity of the Euphrates island settlement Anath.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Temple at Dura-Europos dedicated to Artemis Azzanathkona, tutelary deity of the Euphrates island settlement Anath; building complex later used for Roman military record keeping in addition to worship.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Mound where glazed brick has been found, currently overbuilt.
Creators: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
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A mountain at the western edge of the Spercheios valley on which the river itself rises. In modern times, the mountain has been known both as Timfristos and Velouchi.
Creators: Tom Elliott
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Eastern interior wall from the Baptistery, Christian House Chruch, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Northern interior wall from the Baptistery, Christian House Chruch, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Portion of the western interior wall (flanking the baptismal font) from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion on the north-facing exterior side of the baptismal font from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion on the east-facing exterior side of the baptismal font from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion on the western (back) interior side of the baptismal font from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion on the south-facing exterior side of the baptismal font from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion west of the westernmost door on the southern interior wall from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion between the doors on the southern interior wall (including niche) from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Wall portion east of the easternmost door on the southern interior wall from the Baptistery, Christian House Church, Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Tom Elliott

A ruined Medieval fortification on the island of Naxos.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 33 H2 Acholla
Creators: R.B. Hitchner
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert; R. Warner
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Acholla
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

The Abraham River of Lebanon.
Creators: J.P. Brown; P.-L. Gatier
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Gabriel Mckee; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert; R. Warner
Modifications: modified OSM location of Abraham River (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance); modified OSM location of نهر إبراهيم (Reimported full relation geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The marketplace of the ancient city of Athens in Greece.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 A2 Ag. Sophia
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The ancient port city in Egypt's Nile Delta, founded by Alexander the Great in 332/331 BCE.
Creators: A. Bernand
Contributors: Adam Prins; Brady Kiesling; Eric Kansa; Elizabeth Platte; Francis Deblauwe; Iris Fernandez; Jeffrey Becker; Roko Rumora; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; Herbert Verreth; Jen Thum; Mark Depauw; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: added MANTO reference; cleaned up references
Actors: Tom Elliott

A settlement with occupation from the Chalcolithic period (fourth millennium B.C.) until the Phrygian period (first millennium B.C.).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: update references; add Kealhofer 2023; created OSM location of Alişar Höyük
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 48 unlocated Annuagras
Creators: S.L. Dyson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 E3 Aperopia Ins.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified OSM location of Δοκός (island) (Reimported full relation geometry and updated provenance); modified name "Aperopia" (update references)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 61 A3 Aplomata
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: removed erroneous MANTO reference; added MANTO reference; created connection "Naxos (island)"
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

The Aqua Augusta (Naples), also known as the Acquedotto romano del Serino, is a complex aqueduct system supplying Roman-period sites in the Bay of Naples. The aqueduct system was built between ca. 33 and 12 B.C. It supplied a number of Campanian centers, including Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Puteoli.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Modifications: modified OSM location of Acquedotto di Serino (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 70 G2 Archelais
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 unlocated Areias Poros
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: update reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

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.
Creators: Ryan Horne
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott
Modifications: added New Pauly and MANTO references
Actors: Tom Elliott

Arslantepe became an important center in the Late Chalcolithic period. With the decline of the Hittite empire, the site became the center of an independent Luwian Neo-Hittite state (Kammanu). The state became a tributary of the Assyrian empire under Tiglath-Pileser I (1115-1077 BC) and it was sacked by Sargon II in 712 BC.
Creators: Clifflena Tiah
Contributors: Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; H. Kopp; W. Röllig
Modifications: modified OSM location of Arslantepe Höyüğü (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources; the modern site is T. Ǧāmā.
Creators: Claudia Horst
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg; Andrea Squitieri
Modifications: modified OSM location of Tel Gamma (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance); modified CIGS location of Tel Gamma (update references); created CIGS location of Tel Gamma; created name "Tel Gamma"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Ashqelon/Ascalon was an ancient city in coastal Palestine, located midway between Azotus and Gaza. It became independent in 104 B.C. and remained the only free city in Palestine. Strabo refers to it, while Pliny calls it a free city (oppidum libera).
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Adam Prins; Brady Kiesling; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Sarah Bond; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; Herbert Verreth; Jen Thum; Mark Depauw; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

The Auscii were an ancient tribe of Aquitania and submitted to Caesar's legate in 56 BC.
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen; S.J. Keay
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Michael Heubel; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert; Richard Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Avario fl. (Aveyron river)
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified location of Avario fl. (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The ancient city of Babylon began as an Akkadian city-state founded by Amorites in 1894 B.C. The city was also the seat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 608 to 539 B.C.
Creators: M. Roaf; St J. Simpson
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Ryan Horne; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 46 unlocated Baletus fl.
Creators: A.M. Small; I.E.M. Edlund Berry
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: created OSM location of Abatemarco
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 F3 Bella Cortina
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 E4 Bitalemi
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Gabriel Mckee; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references; modified OSM location of Bitalemi (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Camarina was founded by Syracuse in 599 B.C., but subsequently destroyed in 552 B.C. The city was re-founded by Gela in 461 B.C. Carthage razed the site in 405 B.C., but Timoleon restored it in 339 B.C. From the late third century B.C. the town fell under Roman administration.
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Valeria Vitale; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: cleaned up Thucydides reference; added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

The ancient city of Carthage, located in modern Tunis (Tunisia). Carthage engaged the Roman state in a series of wars conventionally referred to as the Punic Wars by scholars.
Creators: R.B. Hitchner
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Ingrid Luo; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jonathan Prag; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert; R. Warner
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

A now-ruined castle with Medieval origins occupying the same range of hilltops as ancient Poira.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Modifications: modified OSM location of Castello di Poira (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A building in Pompeii serving as the distribution point of water originating from the Acquedotto Serino, Claudio or Augusteo. The structure is also referred to as Castellum Divisorium.
Creators: Athanasia Varveri
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Valeria Vitale
Modifications: modified OSM location of so-called Castellum aquae (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Castrum Novum was a colonia maritima established on the coast of Etruria.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: created OSM location of Castrum Novum
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 E4 *Chalae?
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Mentioned by Pausanias, this mountain is securely identified with the modern Megavouni (Greece).
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Michael Heubel; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert; Richard Talbert
Modifications: added Pauly reference; added MANTO reference; summary
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Mound site in the Amuq Plain inhabited from the late 4th millennium BCE-mid-1st millennium BCE. In the Late Bronze Age Chatal Höyük was the site of a sizeable town with connections to the Hittite Empire. In the Iron Age the town was within the sphere of the Syro-Hittite state of Unqi, based at Tell Tayinat/Kinaliya. The town gradually declined, but remained inhabited without interruption until at least the fifth century BCE.
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created name "Çatal Höyük"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient city of Pontus.
Creators: David Braund; T. Sinclair
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; Diane Braund; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Pontic Comana
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Creators: D. Rupp
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference; corrected citation; added Crawford 2022
Actors: Tom Elliott

An Aegean island located off the southeastern peninsula of the Peloponnese. It appears frequently in Greek and Roman literature beginning with Homer.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: cleaned up references; added MANTO reference; summary
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 60 B4 Donakea?
Creators: G. Reger; J. Bennet
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 70 G2 Douka
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: vici.org 7667: Douka
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A Mithraeum near Duino, in the province of Trieste, north-eastern Italy, that is located within a natural cave.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott
Modifications: modified OSM location of Grotta del Dio Mithra / Mitrejeva jama (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Džanfida is a village located in the Armavir province of southwestern Armenia, ca. 9 km south of Sardarabat. Here a stone block with an inscription of Sarduri II (8th century BCE) was found which curses anyone who dares to damage or destroy his fortress or inscription.
Creators: Birgit Christiansen
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created CIGS location of Janfida; created name "Janfida"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 25 F2 Egir(i)cius fl.
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen; S.J. Keay
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references; created OSM location of Le Gers (river course); modified connection "Garumna (river)" (Initial revision)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Elimberrum was the capital of the civitas of the Auscii.
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen; S.J. Keay
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; update references; reference cleanup; created OSM location of Auch; modified connection "Auscii" (ctype to capital of)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 25 F2 Elusa
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen; S.J. Keay
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: add Strabo reference; update references; modified name "Elusa" (Baseline created, update references, add TP reference); modified name "Eauze" (change type to assoc modern name, add geonames reference, add French designation)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient, indigenous settlement of western Sicily, likely inhabited by the Elymians.
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Jonathan Prag; K. Bender; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Valeria Vitale; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

A stone-built bathhouse at Exeter connected with the Neronian fortress.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Roman Bath House (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 19 F4 Fons Timavi
Creators: H. Bender
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; G. Moosbauer; M. Puhane; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references; update references. add TP ref.
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Garonne is a river of southwestern Gaul and northern Iberia.
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen
Contributors: Gabriel Bodard; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Valeria Vitale; R. Talbert
Modifications: created OSM location of Garonne River; modified name "Garounas" (update reference)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Gasr Banat was the site of a Roman centenarium.
Creators: D.J. Mattingly
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: darmc 12486; update references; vici.org 18015: Fortified farm Qasr Banat
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient city located in the northern Syrian region of Commagene mentioned. Modern Maraş.
Creators: P.-L. Gatier; T. Sinclair
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Carolin Johansson; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; M. Ballance; R. Talbert; R. Warner; W. Röllig
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Kahramanmaraş; created CIGS location of Kahramanmaraş; created name "Kahramanmaraş"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources; the modern site is Ǧirwān/Jerwan.
Creators: Claudia Horst
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created CIGS location of Jarāwanah; created name "Jarāwanah"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

An ancient coastal city of Aeolis where an oracle of Apollo was located. It was located near the modern Turkish village of Yenişakran (İzmir Province) and the small cape known as Termaşalık Burnu.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: cleaned up BAtlas reference; added MANTO reference; summary; created location "OSM Location: Yenişakran"; created name "Termaşalık Burnu"; created name "Yenişakran"
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 B2 Hadrianopolis
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Hadrianopolis
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

A major Late Bronze Age settlement occupied the site of Hala Sultan Tekke, which later became an important Sufi Islamic shrine associated with Umm Haram.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Noah Kaye; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created name "Hala Sultan Tekes"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 D1 Hamra
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references; modified OSM location of Hamra (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient settlement in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because "with its colossal structures, [it] is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee."
Creators: E.M. Meyers; J.P. Brown
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Gabriel Mckee; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: modified OSM location of Baalbek Ruins (Reimported full relation geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A sanctuary of Herakles located on the island of Lemnos, active from the Archaic period through to the time of the Roman empire.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: edited; edit summary, update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Hierapolis was a major ancient city in Phrygia located at the site of hot springs in southwestern Anatolia. The site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Creators: C. Foss; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Rob Chavez; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: corrected citation; added Anguissola 2021
Actors: Tom Elliott

A colony on the north shore of Sicily founded in 649/8 BC by the Myletidai.
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jonathan Prag; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Valeria Vitale; R. Talbert
Modifications: added Lonoce 2023; modified connection "Sicilia (island)" (located at)
Actors: Tom Elliott

The House of Julius Polybius (IX 13,1.3) sits on the north side of the Via dell'Abbondanza and dates from the second century BC.
Creators: Athanasia Varveri
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott
Modifications: modified OSM location of Casa di Giulio Polibio (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The House of Aulus Trebius Valens (III,2,1) is an atrium-style house in Pompeii that lies on the north side of Via dell'Abbondanza. It was first excavated in 1913.
Creators: Athanasia Varveri
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: modified OSM location of so-called "Casa di Trebius Valens" (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Ida M. is a mountain of northwestern Turkey standing to 5,820 ft (1,774 m) above sea level.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 55 F2 Ikos
Creators: J. Fossey; J. Morin
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; G. Reger; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Kokkinokastro
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Imbrasos fl. on the island of Samos was said to have been the birthplace of the goddess Hera.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: edited; modified location of Imbrasos fl. (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance); modified name "Imbrasos" (Baseline created, time period, Greek orthography, Strabo reference); modified connection "Samos (island)" (reference)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An important cult center of the Old Hittite period.
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created CIGS location of İnandık
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 C2 Ioannina
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Ioppe (Jaffa) is an ancient port city in Iudaea.
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig; jfu
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Iordanes fl. (the Jordan river).
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: modified OSM location of Jordan River course (Reimported full relation geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A Hellenistic village that later became a key site during the Great Jewish Revolt.
Creators: E.M. Meyers; J.P. Brown
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Tel Yodfat
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient settlement, located at modern Aytap on the southern coast of Turkey.
Creators: S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified OSM location of Iotape (Aytap) (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Iris fl. (Yeşilırmak River) is a river of Asia Minor that flows into the Black Sea.
Creators: David Braund; T. Sinclair
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Diane Braund; R. Talbert
Modifications: created OSM location of Yeşilırmak (river course); modified connection "Pontus Euxinus" (ctype)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Isin (modern Ishan al-Bahriyat), a city located 107 km southeast of Babylon and 27 km south of Nippur, was an important cult center of the healing goddess Gula (who was also called Ninisinna, the “Lady of Isin”). Its principal religious structure was called Egalmah, which was rebuilt during the long reign of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 604–562 BC). The Sumerian ceremonial names of few other of this city’s temples are known. Although Isin was founded as late as in the Early Dynastic Period, possibly already in the Ubaid period, and its main cult was active until at least the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (625–539 BC), the city held briefly authority over southern Mesopotamia only twice in its long history. The First Dynasty of Isin, under its fifteen kings, was the dominant power from the collapse of the Ur III state until Isin’s chief rival Larsa became the most dominate city-state (ca. 2017–1924 BC) The Second Dynasty of Isin, under its eleven kings, held authority over Babylonia from ca. 1157 BC to 1026 BC, when it was supplanted by the Second Dynasty of the Sealand.
Creators: A. Hausleiter; M. Roaf; R. Wenke; St J. Simpson
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; P. Flensted Jensen; R. Talbert
Modifications: created CIGS location of Ishān Baḥrīyāt; created name "Ishān Baḥrīyāt"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 E1 Iteima/Dawwi
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified OSM location of Iteima/Dawwi (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A rocky, Ionian island located off the west coast of Greece that boasted important natural harbors. By historical Greek times, the island was assumed to be identical with the Ithaca of Homer (i.e., the home of Odysseus) and a hero cult dedicated to him was active there.
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors: Arthur De Graauw; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: added New Pauly and MANTO references; summary; created OSM Location of modern Ithaca
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient site in the Jordan valley with occupation beginning ca. 11,000 years BP. The tell of Hierichous (Jericho) has more than 20 settlement horizons, ranging from Natufian Hunter-Gatherers to modern.
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Carolin Johansson; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: TGN 1099920: Tall as Sulṭān (deserted settlement); title -> common modern name of site; create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created CIGS location of Jericho; modified OSM Location of Tell as-Sultan (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance); created OSM Location of Tell as-Sultan; created name "Jericho"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Judeideh (also Jedīdē, Judaide) is a site in the middle Euphrates region in what was part of the ancient kingdom of Suhu. The city was situated on the east bank of the Euphrates, about ten kilometers downstream of Anat (Anatho). Like many towns and cities of the ancient kingdom of Suhu, Judeideh is now underwater; the area was flooded after the construction of the Haditha dam. Its ancient name is not known.
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created CIGS location of Jadīdah; created name "Jadīdah"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

Bactrian site in southwestern Tajikistan containing a settlement and burial ground dated to the Bronze and early Iron Ages.
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors: Tom Elliott
Modifications: added Lombardo 2021 (ArcheoLogica Data)
Actors: Tom Elliott

A major ancient settlement of Crete located some 5 km southeast of Heraklion, Knossos was occupied from the Neolithic period to the time of the Roman empire.
Creators: G. Reger; J. Bennet
Contributors: Adam Rabinowitz; Andrew Shapland; Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Maija Gierhart; Patrick DeVarney; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Austin Banda; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

Koukonesi (or Koukonisi) is a small, coastal island in the Moudros harbour of Lemnos where important archaeological evidence for Bronze Age commerce has been discovered.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: modified location of Koukonesi (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 C2 Krokodilo
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Adam Prins; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; Herbert Verreth; Jen Thum; Mark Depauw; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Krokodilo
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient city of Lycia and the chief settlement in the region between Antiphellos and Myra.
Creators: C. Foss; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Elizabeth Robinson; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Kyaneai
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An cape mentioned in ancient sources. It is probably to be identified with the modern Kilitbahir, which protrudes from the east coast of the Gallipoli peninsula into the Dardanelles.
Creators: E.N. Borza
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; G. Reger; R. Talbert
Modifications: title; summary; modified OSM location (associated modern, less certain); created OSM location; modified Imagery location of Kynossema? Pr. (associated modern, less certain); created Imagery location of Kynossema? Pr.; modified name "Kynossema" (language = grc, certain, removed BATlas abbreviation)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 inset Kythera
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: edit title --> Kythera (settlement)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Two distinct Roman forts; the smaller covering ca. 1.9 ha and the larger up to 8 ha.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: edited; modified location of Roman fort (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient city of Ionia, located on and behind the modern Kisik peninsula in the Turkish municipality of Mersin Alanı Mahallesi (Izmir Province).
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: updated Names, Locations; added MANTO reference; summary; created Imagery Location of Kisik Peninsula; created name "Mersin Alanı Mahallesi"; created name "Kisik"
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

A large volcanic island in the northern Aegean Sea. Lemnos appears frequently in Greek myth, not least as the crash-landing place of the god Hephaestos (Vulcan) when he was thrown from Mount Olympus by Zeus for attempting to protect his mother Hera.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Perry Scalfano; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: summary; cleaned up references; added MANTO reference; created OSM Location of Lemnos
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Sanctuary of Leto and center of the Lycian federation.
Creators: C. Foss; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Phoebe Acheson; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; update references; modified OSM location of Letoon (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance); created OSM location of Letoon; modified name "Letoon" (Baseline created)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Leuktron was an ancient settlement in the southern Peloponnese. Pausanias places it twenty stades from Pephnus.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; update references; created OSM location of Κάστρο Λεύκτρου; modified name "Leuktra" (Baseline created, Greek text, Paus. ref.)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 D3 Liapokhori
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 D4 Limnaia
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: cleaned up references; added DARMC reference; created OSM location of Ακρόπολη Αρχαίας Λιμναίας
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 E4 Lindinis
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert; R. Warner
Modifications: created OSM location of Lindinis (archaeological site)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Luca (the modern Lucca) was originally an Etruscan settlement that became a Roman colony ca. 180 B.C.
Creators: W.V. Harris
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: corrected citation; added Basile 2022
Actors: Tom Elliott

A sanctuary of Apollo Lyceios in Athens, which served as the seat of Aristotle's Peripatetic school of philosophy founded in 335/4 BCE. The Lyceum was destroyed by Sulla in 86 BCE.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott
Modifications: added MANTO reference; place type += sanctuary; summary
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient river in Pontus, known today as Kelkit Çayı.
Creators: David Braund; T. Sinclair
Contributors: Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; Diane Braund; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: modified location of Lykos fl. (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Magnesia ad Sipylum was an ancient city in Lydia in Asia Minor (modern Manisa in Turkey). Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus defeated Antiochus the Great at the battle of Magnesia in 190 BC.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: DARMC 4654 and 14655; cleaned up references; added MANTO reference; created OSM Location of modern Manisa
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 72 D2 Malloura
Creators: D. Rupp
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Erin Walcek Averett; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A Mycenaean chamber tomb at Malthi, located near the Greek village of Vasiliko.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Tom Elliott
Modifications: topostext added
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 E4 Manfria
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 55 F4 Manika
Creators: J. Fossey; J. Morin
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; G. Reger; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

At Maroni Vournes in southern Cyprus, the remains of a large ashlar building of the thirteenth century BC have been excavated.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Noah Kaye; Tom Elliott
Modifications: modified OSM location of Maroni Vournes (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Masada is a natural fortress in the Iudaean desert that overlooks the Dead Sea. It was the site of the standoff between Jewish rebels and the Roman army in A.D. 73. Herod the Great built a palace atop the citadel during his reign. Roman camps and siege works are still visible at the site, which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Adam Prins; Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; Herbert Verreth; Jen Thum; Mark Depauw; R. Talbert
Modifications: add TGN 7001381: Masada (deserted settlement); update references; modified OSM location of Massada (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 E4 Melampagos
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient settlement, attested by literary or documentary sources, whose precise location cannot be determined today
Creators: D. Rupp
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 72 D2 Melandryna
Creators: D. Rupp
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Melitene was an ancient city on the Tohma River. It was the station of Legio XII Fulminata from AD 70 onwards.
Creators: T.B. Mitford
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; W. Röllig
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 14 H3 *Meroliacum
Creators: H.S. Sivan; R.W. Mathisen
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: wikipedia (fr) Chastel-Marlhac; update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 E5 Metropolis
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified OSM location of Metropolis (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander located in ancient Ostia dates to the third century CE.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: add Melega 2022
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Mopsou(h)estia/Seleukeia pros to Pyramo was an ancient settlement in Cilicia Pedias (now modern Yakapınar, Turkey).
Creators: P.-L. Gatier; T. Sinclair
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Gabriel Bodard; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Phoebe Acheson; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Valeria Vitale; DARMC; M. Ballance; R. Talbert; R. Warner
Modifications: modified OSM Location of archaeological site of Misis (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Mount Judi (also al-Ǧūdiyy, Cûdî‎, Cudi), also spelled Guti and Kutu, is a mountain where Sennacherib had several monuments carved. The Neo-Assyrian name is Mount Nipur.
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Rune Rattenborg
Modifications: created CIGS location of Cudi Dağı
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 45 G3 Muro Maurizio
Creators: A.M. Small; I.E.M. Edlund Berry
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 55 D3 Myonessos Ins.
Creators: J. Fossey; J. Morin
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; G. Reger; R. Talbert
Modifications: strabo; update references; modified OSM location of Myonessos Ins. (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 55 unlocated Myrmex
Creators: J. Fossey; J. Morin
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; G. Reger; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient region located to the north of the Askania Limne (modern Lake Iznik in Turkey).
Creators: C. Foss
Contributors: Edward Keogh; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert; Richard Talbert
Modifications: created BAtlas Map Label Location
Actors: Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 E1 Nakheil (1)
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: edited; update references; created OSM location of Nakheil
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Naxos is the largest of the Cycladic islands and was the center of the Cycladic civilization.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Perry Scalfano; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

After the sacking of Jerusalem, Vespasian settled Roman veterans on a new town site located between Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal. The new Roman colony was built on the site of Mabartha.
Creators: E.M. Meyers; J.P. Brown
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The earthwork remains of a Roman fort that likely covered an area of approximately 2 ha.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert; R. Warner
Modifications: update references; modified OSM location of North Tawton Roman Fort (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A Roman fort and a series of five associated enclosures situated on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the River Okement to the northwest and Okehampton town to the southwest. Excavations suggest that the site was occupied ca. A.D. 50-80.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: update references; modified OSM location of modern Okehampton (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The ruins of a colonnaded structure in marble, perhaps a temple; a well / cistern is also observed by Sealy.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: add topostext
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Located near Mt. Mycale, the Panionion was an Ionian sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon Helikonios that served as the meeting place of the Ionian League.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified name "Panionion" (Baseline created)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The large peninsula protuding into the Mediterranean Sea that constitutes the southern part of Greece. It is largely separated from mainland Greece on the north by the Corinthian Gulf, joining it only in the northeast via the narrow Isthmus of Corinth.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Gabriel Moss; Jeffrey Becker; Pierre Motylewicz; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

A cluster of mines and associated late-antique settlement at Bir Umm Fawakhir in Egypt's Eastern Desert.
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Adam Prins; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; Herbert Verreth; Jen Thum; Mark Depauw; R. Talbert
Modifications: title; summary
Actors: Tom Elliott

Wadi Hammamat was the site of major mining and quarrying operations in the ancient world. The site is mentioned in the Turin Papyrus Map, in connection with a quarrying expedition under Ramesses IV.
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; title; summary; created OSM location of Persou II
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Now unlocated, the "oppidum Pirae" is mentioned by Pliny the Elder and was located between Formiae and Minturnae. Local toponym suggests, according to A. Marzano, that this same place was later incorporated into a villa owned by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. Marzano suggests that Pirae is in the vicinity of Torre Gianola.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: add pliny; summary, references; updated Connections; modified name "oppidum Pirae" (add Latin name, Pliny reference); created connection "Formiae"; created connection "Minturnae"
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

A Bronze Age settlement on the island of Lemnos, Poliochne pre-dates Troy I and shows influence from the Greek mainland during Early Helladic II (ca. 2500 BC). Mycenaean horizons have also been identified.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling
Modifications: modified OSM location of Poliochne (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The so-called "Maiden Castle" is a large fortification built by Ardashir I in the early third century A.D. It is located about 8 kilometers to the north of Firuzabad in modern Iran. Despite the distance involved, it is listed as part of the "cultural landscape of Bam" in the 2004 UNESCO World Heritage List.
Creators: A. Hausleiter; M. Roaf; R. Wenke
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; P. Flensted Jensen; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified OSM Location of Qaleh Dukhtar (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Qasr el-Banat is a fortified site in Egypt's Eastern Desert, some 15 km from Wadi Hammamat.
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Adam Prins; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; Herbert Verreth; Jen Thum; Mark Depauw; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; edit summary, update references; created OSM location of Qasr el-Banat
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Archaeological evidence on this cape on the northwest coast of the modern country of Syria demonstrates continuous human occupation from the Bronze Age through Byzantine times, down to the modern day.
Creators: J.P. Brown; P.-L. Gatier
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; B. Siewert-Mayer; DARMC; H. Kopp; R. Talbert; R. Warner; W. Röllig
Modifications: added Na'aman 2004, Marriner 2012, Westley 2021; title; updated Names; summary; create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created CIGS location of Rās Ibn Hānī; created name "Raʾshu"; created name "Reʾsi-ṣuri"; created name "Rās Ibn Hānī"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

The ancient Rhyndakos river has been identified with the modern Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı, which flows through the modern Uluabat Gölü (ancient Miletopolitis/Apolloniatis) and then into a lower course of what is now known as the Simav Çayı, ultimately emptying into the Propontis (modern Sea of Marmara).
Creators: C. Foss
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: cleaned up references; summary; created location "OSM Location: Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı (1)"; created location "OSM Location: Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı (2)"; created location "OSM Location: Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı (3)"; created location "OSM Location: Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı (4)"; created location "OSM Location: Simav Çayı (1)"; created location "OSM Location: Simav Çayı (2)"; created location "OSM Location: Simav Çayı (3)"; created connection "Propontis"; created connection "Miletopolitis/Apolloniatis/Artynia L."; created connection "Mysia (region)"
Actors: Tom Elliott

The Neolithic henge known as Maumbury Rings was adapted for use as an amphitheater space during the Roman period.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Roman amphitheater (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Remains of a Roman siege camp from the siege of the fortress of Masada in A.D. 72.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Camp E' (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Roman siege ramp dates to the Roman siege of Masada in A.D. 72.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Roman siege ramp (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Roman theater of Milan was built during the Augustan period and could accommodate 7,000 to 9,000 spectators.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Roman theater (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A first century Roman theater in Vienne.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Roman theater (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A Romano-British house located within Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Roman Town House, Dorchester (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The famous sanctuary of Apollo on the Cycladic island of Delos.
Creators: C. Foss; G. Reger
Contributors: Johan Åhlfeldt; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: cleaned up references; added MANTO reference
Actors: Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 70 G1 Sartaba/Alexandreion
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Sartava;Sartaba
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An unlocated mountain peak in Arcadia, probably part of mount Kyllene to the east of Pheneos
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: title; cleaned up references; place type += mountain; added RE reference; summary; added MANTO reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 D1 Simiou?
Creators: J. Keenan; S.E. Sidebotham; T. Wilfong
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: Initial revision; created OSM location
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Pausanias locates Skandeia on the coast of the island of Cythera, some 10 stades from the inland settlement of Cythera.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified connection "Cythera (island)" (ctype)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Skylax fl. (modern Çekerek river) is a tributary of the Iris river in Asia Minor.
Creators: T.B. Mitford
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified location of Çekerek (river) (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 19 F3 Statio Timaviensis
Creators: H. Bender
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; G. Moosbauer; M. Puhane; R. Talbert
Modifications: Flintoff 1983; update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The site of a possible Roman signal station.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: update references; modified OSM location of Roman Signal Station (Reimported full node geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Stone of the Pregnant Woman in Baalbek, Lebanon is one of the largest monoliths ever quarried.
Creators: jfu
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: modified OSM location of so-called Stone of the Pregnant Woman (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 F3 Symaethus fl.
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: created OSM location of Fiume Simeto
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 B2 Tell Jidr/[Dabrum]?/Karkar?
Creators: A. Hausleiter; M. Roaf; R. Wenke; St J. Simpson
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; P. Flensted Jensen; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created CIGS location of Tall Jidar; created name "Tall Jidar"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

Tell Wilaya is a small site that was occupied from the Jemdet Nasr Period to the Old Babylonian Period. Its ancient name is not known, but it may have been Keš.
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: modified OSM Location of Tell Wilaya (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Area on the north-east side of the Piana di Himera, delimited by walls and containing four religious buildings (temples A, B, C and D), probably dedicated to Athena. The foundations are still visible in the archaeological site of Himera.
Creators: Valeria Vitale
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Jonathan Prag
Modifications: modified connection "Himera" (Initial revision)
Actors: Tom Elliott

An ancient sanctuary at Tegea dedicated to Athena Alea. The extant phase of the temple is attributed to Skopas who was responsible for rebuilding following a fire in 394 B.C.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified OSM location of Temple of Athena Alea (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Part of the complex of Roman temples at Baalbek, the Temple of Bacchus is one of the best-preserved temples of the Roman world. It is conventionally dated to the second century CE.
Creators: jfu
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: modified OSM location of Temple of Bacchus (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus at Baalbek is considered the largest temple of the Roman world. It served as an oracular shrine.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker; jfu
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Temple of Jupiter (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Timavus fl. (the Timavo river).
Creators: H. Bender
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; G. Moosbauer; M. Puhane; R. Talbert
Modifications: update references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient city on the southern edge of the Kephissos plain. Known in modern times as Velitsa, the Greek village overlying the ancient site changed its name to Tithorea in the 1920s.
Creators: J. Fossey; J. Morin
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; G. Reger; R. Talbert
Modifications: DARMC 15197; added MANTO reference; added associated modern names and location; summary; created ToposText Location; created name "Tithorea"; created name "Velitsa"
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 91 F4 Tulul Abu Jawan
Creators: M. Roaf; St J. Simpson
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Jeffrey Becker; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created CIGS location of Tulūl Abū Jāwan; created name "Tulūl Abū Jāwan"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

A settlement of northwestern Sardinia, located at the mouth of the Mannu River. The site served as a port in Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman phases of occupation. The modern Porto Torres stands on the site, about 10 miles distant from Sassari.
Creators: S.L. Dyson
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Area Archeologica di Turris Libisonis
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

Umma was an important ancient city of Sumer but has not been scientifically excavated. The mainstream of scholarly opinion associates the ancient site with Tell Jokha, Iraq, located in Iraq's Northwestern Dhi Qar Governorate. This area is remote and is associated with a network of ancient canals. Tell Jokha measures about 1,500 meters in diameter.
Creators: B. Siewert-Mayer; H. Kopp; W. Röllig
Contributors: Carolin Johansson; Eric Kansa; Francis Deblauwe; Jeffrey Becker; Jamie Novotny; Ryan Horne; Rune Rattenborg; Sean Gillies
Modifications: created CIGS location of Tall Jūka; created name "Tall Jūka"
Actors: Carolin Johansson; Tom Elliott

An unnamed villa of Tripolitana
Creators: DARMC
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott
Modifications: vici.org 6919: Unnamed villa 963101309
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The Vapheio Tholos Tomb is a Mycenaean tholos built around 1500 BC that is assumed to have held an elite burial or burials. It is best known for the two golden Minoan-style cups it housed.
Creators: Michael Horst
Contributors: Adam Rabinowitz; Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; Dalton Parish; Elise Johnson; Emily van Zanten; Michael Horst
Modifications: modified OSM location of Θολωτός τάφος Βαφειού (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 44 E2 Villa Euchelia
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: create DARMC citation to preserve cross-project linkage after retracting DARMC location; created OSM location of Villa Euchelia
Actors: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott

A palatial Roman villa dating to the reign of Maximian.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker; Tom Elliott
Contributors:
Modifications: modified OSM location of Villa Imperiale (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 72 D2 Vounari
Creators: D. Rupp
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: add topostext
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 35 G3 Wadi Umm el-Agerem
Creators: D.J. Mattingly
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: add vici.org 63116: Wadi Umm el-Agerem
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Portion of the west wall of the Assembly Hall from Synagogue Phase 2 in Dura-Europos.
Creators: Anne Chen
Contributors: Kyle Conrau-Lewis; Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited
Actors: Anne Chen

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 B5 Xanthos/Sirbis fl.
Creators: C. Foss; S. Mitchell
Contributors: Gabriel Mckee; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: modified location of Eşençay (Reimported full way geometry and updated provenance)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

A Minoan site in eastern Crete and the location of a Bronze Age palatial center.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Ryan Horne; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott
Modifications: modified Imagery location of Zakros (update title, PAA)
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

The main naval harbor of the Peiraeus with 196 ship sheds.
Creators: J.S. Traill
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; R. Talbert
Modifications: add topostext
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 G2 Zeus, T.
Creators: G. Reger; J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Jeffrey Becker; Sean Gillies; Tom Elliott; DARMC; R. Talbert
Modifications: add topostext
Actors: Jeffrey Becker