Pleiades Change Log: 2014-11-01 - 2014-11-31

Anfiteatro minore

The so-called "Anfiteatro minore" is a small amphitheater at Puteoli dating to the early Imperial period.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Balsignano

A fortified Medieval site located in Puglia.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Castel del Monte

A 13th-century castle near Andria in the Apulia region of southeastern Italy built during the 1240s by the Emperor Frederick II. The castle was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Castra Bonnensia

The Roman legionary base at Bonna.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Ryan M. Horne

Cerreto Sannita

A Samnite temple dedicated to Flora.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

City gate at Patara/Arsinoe

An extant gate of Patara on the south-west coast of Lycia.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Corinth Roman Amphitheater

The small Roman amphitheater at Corinth was located northeast of the Temple of Apollo. It has been suggested that it dates to the early days of the Roman colony, perhaps placing its construction in the first century B.C.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Cronk ny Merriu

A promontory fort on the Isle of Man.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Elizabeth Robinson, Charlotte Tupman, Tom Elliott

Dún Aonghasa

A prehistoric fort in the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, dating ca. 1100 BC.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Durolevum

A minor settlement along Watling Street. It may have been located at Ospringe in Kent.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Scott Vanderbilt
Contributors:

Gallo-Roman bath complex at Mackwiller

A Gallo-Roman bath complex located at the modern town of Mackwiller in the French commune of Waldhambach.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Gremanu

A 7-hectare nuragic settlement and sanctuary.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Hippodrome at Ptolemais/Barkes Limen

The Hippodrome at Ptolemais/Barkes Limen (Cyrenaica, Libya).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Ryan M. Horne

Mooghaun Ringfort

A first millennium B.C. ringfort in County Clare, Ireland, with three concentric rings of fortifications. At 27 acres, this is one of the largest hill forts in Iron Age Europe.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Pani Loriga

A fortified Phoenico-Punic settlement on Sardinia with two necropoleis.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Pollenzo Roman amphitheater

The Roman amphitheater at ancient Pollentia (modenr Pollenzo).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Potto Codinu

A necropolis in use from the Neolithic period through to the Iron Age with numerous hypogeum-type tombs.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Roiate

A fortified pre-Roman center connected with the Aequi. The ancient name of the site is unknown.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Roman amphitheater at Ptolemais/Barkes Limen

The Roman amphitheater at Ptolemais/Barkes Limen
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Roman amphitheater at Rudiae

The Roman amphitheater at Rudiae is part of the complement of Roman buildings dating to the imperial period.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Roman amphitheater at Thibiuca

A Roman amphitheater located at ancient Thibiuca (modern Henchir Bou Cha).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Contributors:

Roman amphitheater at Trebula

The Roman amphitheater at Trebula dates to the Augustan period.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Roman amphitheater of Milan

The Roman amphitheater of Milan was built near the Porta Ticinese during the second and third centuries. It was destroyed by the time of the Gothic Wars, most likely during the fifth century.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Contributors:

Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

A first century B.C. temple dedicated to Minerva by Gneus Caestius and Titus Caesius Priscus, who were two of the Assisi's quattuorviri. The temple was converted to the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in 1539.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott

Serra Orrios

An important nuragic complex that includes remains of a megalithic megaron-type structure.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Staigue stone fort

An Iron Age ring fort, dating perhaps to the fourth century AD.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Temple of Demeter and Kore

A Punic and Roman temple sacred to Demeter and Kore located at Bagoi, Perdaxius, Sardinia.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Torraccio a Poggio Moiano

A Roman mausoleum of the second century A.D.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Tyre Hippodrome

The Tyre Hippodrome dates to the second century.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:

Abila Lysaniou

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 D2 Abila Lysaniou
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Abu Rahal

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 C3 Abu Rahal
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan M. Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Abu Rahal West

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 C3 Abu Rahal West
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

‘Ad Ammontem’?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 C3 ‘Ad Ammontem’?
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Ad Ansam

Site of a Roman settlement that is included on the Antonine Itinerary.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Adrou/Augustopolis

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 71 B5 Adrou/Augustopolis
Creators: S.T. Parker
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Adur Gushnasp/[Shiz]

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 90 C4 Adur Gushnasp/[Shiz]
Creators: S.E. Kroll
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference; added uwhs
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Aedonia (island)

An island lying off the coast of Libya.
Creators: D.J. Mattingly
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Aelana/Aila

The city of Aqaba on the Red Sea.
Creators: D.F. Graf
Contributors: R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Aetna (mountain)

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily (known today as Mount Etna).
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan M. Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference; added uwhs
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Agedincum

A settlement located at the Yonne-Vanne confluence in the territory of the Senones.
Creators: J. Kunow, C. Haselgrove
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Aguntum

Aguntum was an ancient settlement of Noricum that received municipal status under Claudius.
Creators: H. Bender
Contributors: G. Moosbauer, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, M. Puhane, Sean Gillies
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Alburnus Portus

A port at the mouth of the river Silarus that derived its name from Alburnus mons.
Creators: I.E.M. Edlund Berry, A.M. Small
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

al-Qusur

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 E4 al-Qusur
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Alsos Asklepiou

A seventh and eighth century BC Punic sanctuary on the Awali river dedicated to Eshmun, the Phoenician god of healing.
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited; initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

*Altiaia

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 11 I3 *Altiaia
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Antiphellos/Habesos

Antiphellos/Habesos was an ancient settlement in Lycia.
Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Arabicus Sinus/Erythr(ae)um/Rubrum Mare

Arabicus Sinus/Erythr(ae)um/Rubrum Mare (The Red Sea) is an inlet of the Indian Ocean located between Africa and Asia.
Creators: D.T. Potts
Contributors: Sean Gillies, Perry Scalfano, R. Talbert, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Artemision? Pr.

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 A4 Artemision? Pr.
Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Asciburgium

An auxiliary outpost in Germania Inferior where the Ala Primae Tungrorum was based until the site was destroyed by the Batavi ca. AD 70.
Creators: J. Kunow, C. Haselgrove
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Asisium

A Roman settlement built over an Umbrian one on a western foothill of the Apennines, Asisium received municipal status and was assigned to the Tribus Sergia. Totila destroyed most of the city in A.D. 545.
Creators: W.V. Harris
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Aswan Quarry Landscape

Quarry region around the town of Aswan in Upper Egypt.
Creators: Tom Elliott
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Jonathan Fu
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Atargatis, T.

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 C2 Atargatis, T.
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Aurelium Cananefatium/Forum Hadriani

Aurelium Cananefatium/Forum Hadriani (modern Voorburg) was the northernmost Roman city on the European continent. It was destroyed ca. AD 270.
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, René Voorburg, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Bergisch Gladbach

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 11 H2 Bergisch Gladbach
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Bergomum

Originally a center of the archaic Golasecca culture, Bergomum became a municipium of the tribus Voturia. In 452 Attila captured and razed the city.
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Bir Madkhur

Bir Madkhur was a caravan station along the route connecting Petra in southern Jordan to the port of Gaza.
Creators: S.T. Parker
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Bonna

Bonna (modern Bonn, Germany) began as a Roman military outpost in Germania Inferior ca. 11 BC.
Creators: J. Kunow, C. Haselgrove
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan M. Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

(B)Ossia/Ad Dianam?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 76 G2 (B)Ossia/Ad Dianam?
Creators: D.F. Graf
Contributors: Michael Satlow, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Gaia Lembi, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gaia Lembi, Sean Gillies
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Brixia

An ancient settlement. Modern Brescia in Italy.
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Bulla Regia

A center for Numidian royalty, Bulla Regia first became an oppidum liberum in the reign of Augustus and then a colony under Hadrian.
Creators: R.B. Hitchner
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, Sean Gillies
Modifications: added location
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Caesaromagus

An 8 hectare Romano-British settlement that developed beginning in the 60s AD and continued in use at least until the fourth century.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

‘Camborico’?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 H2 ‘Camborico’?
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Canatha/*Gabinia/*Septimia

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 E4 Canatha/*Gabinia/*Septimia
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Canonium

The site of a Roman and Iron Age settlement located at Kelvedon.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Casius Mons

Mount Kasion or Kasion Oros as described by Herodotus.
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
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Actors:

Castelletto Ticino

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 D2 Castelletto Ticino
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Castra Vetera

Castra Vetera was established as a Roman fort ca. 15 B.C.
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Castro de San Cibrao de Las

An oppidum occupied from the second century BC until the second century AD.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Ryan M. Horne
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Ceuclum

Vicus on the Meuse river along the road from Noviomagus to Atua(tu)ca.
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Civitanova

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 44 F2 Civitanova
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Col. Camulodunum

Col. Camulodunum (Colchester) was the pre-Roman capital of the Trinovantes; it received a Roman city after the annexation of Britannia.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Scott Vanderbilt, R. Warner, Sean Gillies, David Mimno
Modifications: added references; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Combretovium

Combretovium is a 60 hectare open settlement, with occupation from the late Iron Age and Claudian periods through to the middle of the fourth century.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Scott Vanderbilt, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Cominium Ocritum

Cominium Ocritum was a Samnite stronghold captured in 291 BC by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Cybele sanctuary

A temple sacred to Cybele located at Neuss am Rhein.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott
Modifications:
Actors:

Daulis

Daulis was an ancient city of eastern Phocis.
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors: Constantina Argyrakou, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Talbert
Modifications: late byzantine and modern
Actors: Constantina Argyrakou

Durobrivae

Roman town at present day Rochester, cited: BAtlas 8 H3 Durobrivae
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, David Mimno, R. Talbert, Scott Vanderbilt, R. Warner, Johan Åhlfeldt
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

*Durovernum

Durovernum Cantiacorum, modern Canterbury, was the site of a pre-Roman oppidum and, then, post A.D. 43 of a Roman fort.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Fabrateria Nova

Fabrateria Nova received a Roman colony in 124 B.C. that was dispatched by Caius Gracchus. The relationship between Fabrateria Nova and the earlier Volscian site of Fabrateria Vetus remains unclear. The favored location for Fabrateria Nova is at S. Giovanni Incarico, where the Liri and Sacco rivers intersect.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Fagifulae

Fagifulae was a center of the Pentrian Samnites.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Failaka/Tell Khazne

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 E4 Failaka/Tell Khazne
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Gerasa/ Rasa

A now unlocated road station that lay north of Ad Dianam.
Creators: D.F. Graf
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Gereonium?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 45 A1 Gereonium?
Creators: I.E.M. Edlund Berry, A.M. Small
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Grimes Graves

Grimes Graves is the site of a Neolithic flint mining complex near Brandon in England that was in use from ca. 3000 to 1900 BC.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Ryan M. Horne
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

‘Herculis Rani’?

A large fanum sacred to ‘Herculis Rani’? at Campochiaro, the name of which is then preserved in the station mentioned on the Peutinger Table. Scholars like A. La Regina support linking this fanum to a place mentioned by Livy, although see discussion by Oakley.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Hierasykaminos

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 81 C2 Hierasykaminos
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, D. Borough, R. Talbert, Constantina Argyrakou
Modifications: added reference; name in greek
Actors: Constantina Argyrakou, Jeffrey Becker

Hockwold

A Romano-Celtic temple site dating between the second and fourth centuries AD.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Husn Niha

Husn Niha is the site of four Roman temples that were constructed between the first and third centuries AD.
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan M. Horne, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference; initial revision; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Hydatos Potamoi/Seleukeia Pieria

The capital city of Seleucus I Nicator, established ca. 300 BC.
Creators: T. Sinclair, P.-L. Gatier
Contributors: M. Ballance, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, R. Warner, Sean Gillies, Mark Depauw
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Ikhmindi

A sixth century BC settlement on the Nile in Lower Nubia.
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, D. Borough, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Iordanes (river)

Iordanes fl. (the Jordan river).
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Isthmia

Isthmia was an ancient city located on the Isthmus of Corinth and was the site of a major sanctuary sacred to Poseidon, as well as the site of the panhellenic Isthmian games.
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Ryan M. Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Jebel Khayabir/Alexandria?/Antiochia?/Spasinou Charax?/Karkh Maisan?/[Astarabad Ardashir]?

Close to Ǧabal Ḫayabir in Iraq, this site was an important mercantile center of southern Mesopotamia and capital of Characene. The ancient site is located close to Ǧabal Ḫayabir.
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Kubaniya

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 inset Kubaniya
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added location
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Le Ciliegeta

The site of Le Ciliegeta, near the source of the river Arno, served as a rich stips votiva. The site was discovered in 1836. The finds included over 600 bronzes, more than 1,000 pieces of aes rude, 2,000 weapons and other artifacts.
Creators: W.V. Harris
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added cnxn; edited; edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Licini Forum?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 E2 Licini Forum?
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Londinium/Augusta

Roman London was established ca. A.D. 43.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Lugdunum

Lugdunum Batavorum, also referred to as Brittenburg, is the site of Roman ruins near Katwijk aan Zee that emerged in the sixteenth century at the mouth of the Oude Rijn (old river Rhine). The site is connected with the Roman frontier system (limes) of Germania Inferior.
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Maghlub/Forat?/Perat de Meshan?/Bahman Ardashir?/‘Oratha’?/Furat al-Basra?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 D3 Maghlub/Forat?/Perat de Meshan?/Bahman Ardashir?/‘Oratha’?/Furat al-Basra?
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

*Manavia (island)

*Manavia Ins. (The Isle of Man) is an island in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added name
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Matrice

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 44 G2 Matrice
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Mediolan(i)um

A Celtic settlement and crossroads, later a Western Roman capital. Now modern Milan, Italy.
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, David Mimno
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Monte Barro

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 E2 Monte Barro
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Monte Vairano

At Monte Vairano are the remains of a fortified center of the Pentrian Samnites.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Monteverde

The eleventh century monastery of Santa Maria di Monteverde sits atop and reuses elements of Roman and pre-Roman settlements on the hilltop.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added name; edited; edited description; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Mortuum Mare/Asphaltitis L.

The modern "Dead Sea", which is bordered by Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank.
Creators: S.T. Parker
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Francis Deblauwe, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Mosa (river)

The Meuse or Maas river.
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Nalot(e)

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 81 C3 Nalot(e)
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: DARMC, Gabriel McKee, R. Talbert, D. Borough, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Nechesia?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 F4 Nechesia?
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Neratii

This site of an imperial villa, dating to the first and second centuries, covers an area of ca. 15,000 sq. m. It is located in the southern portion of the modern civic territory of San Giuliano del Sannio in the Província de Campobasso, Italy.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Novaesium

Novaesium (modern Neuss) was a Roman castrum along the German frontier (limes) founded ca. 16 B.C.
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Noviomagus

Noviomagus (Noviomagus Cantiacorum) was a Roman settlement located in southeastern Britain near Westminster on Watling Street.
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Palaibyblos

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 C2 Palaibyblos
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Paliouros

Paliouros was a village of the Marmaridae that was located near a temple sacred to Heracles.
Creators: D.J. Mattingly
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Paneas/Caesarea Philippi

An ancient settlement at the southwest foot of Mount Hermon, located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, just across the Lebanese border.
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Pedalion/Ankon Pr.

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 A4 Pedalion/Ankon Pr.
Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Ryan M. Horne, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Pelousiakon Stoma

The easternmost ancient mouth of the Nile River, fed via the now-defunct "Pelusiakos potamos" branch of the river and emptying into the "Pelousiakos Kolpos", a bay on the Mediterranean near the ancient settlement of Pelusium/Pelousion.
Creators: A. Bernand
Contributors: R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Pentri

The Pentri were a major tribe of Oscan-speaking Samnites; their chief center was Bovianum Undecumanorum.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Petra

Capital city of the Nabataeans located on the slope of Mount Hor.
Creators: S.T. Parker
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Pharan

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 76 D4 Pharan
Creators: D.F. Graf
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Phellos

A Lycian settlement located near modern Çukurbağ.
Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Plotino(u)polis

A Roman settlement located to the immediate southeast of modern Didymoteicho, Greece, Plotinopolis was founded by the Roman emperor Trajan, in honor of his wife Plotina. Roman-era physical culture has been identified at the site, beginning with chance finds in the 1960s and continuing through subsequent scientific excavation.
Creators: E.N. Borza
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Constantina Argyrakou, Jeffrey Becker, G. Reger, Tom Elliott
Modifications: ancient greek name, in ptolemy geogr.; baseline created; description, references; initial revision
Actors: Constantina Argyrakou, Tom Elliott

Pons Saravi

A road station between Tarquimpol and Saverne.
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Praetorium Agrippinae

A Roman fortification on the Oude Rijn, Praetorium Agrippinae was likely established under Caius ca. AD 39 or 40.
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Premis

Qasr Ibrim is an archaeological site in Lower Nubia. The site has a long history of occupation stretching from the eighth century B.C. to 1813.
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel McKee, D. Borough, R. Talbert
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Pselchis

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 81 C2 Pselchis
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, D. Borough, R. Talbert, Mark Depauw, Gabriel Moss
Modifications: added reference; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Qasr Neba

Qasr Neba is the site of a Roman temple in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon.
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Quinquegentiani

A north African tribe that revolted against Roman rule in the late third century A.D.
Creators: T.W. Potter
Contributors: R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Rhinocolura

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 70 D3 Rhinocolura
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Francis Deblauwe, Mark Depauw, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Eric Kansa, Brady Kiesling, H. Kopp, Adam Prins, W. Röllig, B. Siewert-Mayer, R. Talbert, Jen Thum, Herbert Verreth
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Riva S. Vitale

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 D2 Riva S. Vitale
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Rusellae

An Etruscan city captured by Rome in 294 B.C., Rusellae's >2 mile circuit of megalithic walls represent an important early instance of stone fortification walling in the Italian peninsula.
Creators: W.V. Harris
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan M. Horne
Modifications: added references; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Saepinum

An ancient town of Samnium captured by the Romans in 293 B.C., located on the road between Beneventum and Corfinium.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Samnite Sanctuary at Pietrabbondante

An ancient sanctuary on the slope of Monte Saraceno in the modern Italian comune of Pietrabbondante.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added cnxn; added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Sebuinus Vicus

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 D2 Sebuinus Vicus
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Seia

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 E4 Seia
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Sesto Calende

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 D2 Sesto Calende
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

S. Giovanni in Galdo

Site of a small Samnitic sanctuary atop Colle Rimontato (709 m. a.s.l.)
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference; initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia is an ancient maritime city and Phoenician metropolis
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Sitomagus

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 unlocated *Sitomagus
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors: R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

[S. Iulianus] (island)

The only island located in the Lago d'Orta.
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Soluntum

An ancient settlement on the north-west coast of Sicily, some 16 km east of modern Palermo.
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Jonathan Prag, R. Talbert, Valeria Vitale, Johan Åhlfeldt
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Stratonis Turris

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 22 unlocated *Stratonis Turris
Creators: A.G. Poulter
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
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Syene

The ancient city of Swenett in Egypt, called Syene by the Greeks.
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Tellegate

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 F2 Tellegate
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Terventum

Terventum was the site of a Roman municipium established in the territory of the Pentrian Samnites.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Tetellus

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 G2 Tetellus
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Theater of Zeugma

The remains of the ancient theater at Zeugma
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Contributors: Sean Gillies
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The Sanctuary of Vastogirardi

A sanctuary of the Pentrian Samnites on the flanks of Monte Capraro, north of the modern Italian village of Vastogirardi.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

[Torcellum]

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 40 C2 [Torcellum]
Creators: M. Pearce, R. Peretto, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

‘Trebula’

A pre-Roman site in the valley of the Sangro river that was later converted to a Christian church.
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added references; edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Tres Tabernae

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 11 H4 Tres Tabernae
Creators: J. Kunow, C. Haselgrove
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Tutzis

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 81 C2 Tutzis
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, D. Borough, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added location
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Tyrus/Col. Septimia Severa

The ancient city of Tyre (modern es-Sur on the coast of Lebanon). A UNESCO World Heritage Site, in part because of its "important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times."
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Uitgeest

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 10 A4 Uitgeest
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Untitled

A Roman bridge located in what is now Lebanon that crosses the Litani River (Leontes). The bridge is located in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, approximately 10 km north of Tyre.
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added cnxn; initial revision
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Untitled

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 39 F2 unnamed bridge group (at Almenno S. Bartolomeo/Salvatore, NW Bergomum)
Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Ur(i)

A major Sumerian city-state founded during the Ubaid period, ca. 3800 B.C. In archaeological terms, Ur is particularly well known for the lavish tombs of its Royal Cemetery, its massive Ziggurat. The site served as the capital of the Ur III dynasty.
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors: Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, P. Flensted Jensen, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: edited
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Uruk/Orchoe/Erech/Orikut

Uruk was an ancient Sumerian (and later Babylonian) city located on the Euphrates river. At its height (ca. 2900 BC), Uruk's population may have topped 50,000 people and its walls enclosed an area of more than six square kilometers, making it the largest city in the world at that point in time.
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors: P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
Modifications: edited; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Uthina

Uthina was a town in the province of Africa Proconsularis with Roman colonial status.
Creators: R.B. Hitchner
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Utica

A Punic center located west of Carthage.
Creators: R.B. Hitchner
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, Sean Gillies, Elizabeth Fentress
Modifications: baseline created
Actors: Elizabeth Fentress

Valvisciolo

An Iron Age settlement and necropolis located in the Monti Lepini near the abbey of Valvisciolo, characterized by polygonal masonry terrace walls. While the ancient name of the site is unknown, various proposals have been raised, including Sulmo (Savignoni, Mengarelli) and Pometia (Ogilvie). The settlement corresponds to the Latial II B phase and occupation ends ca. the late sixth century B.C.
Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott
Modifications: edited description; location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Velsen

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 10 A4 Velsen
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Venice

The city of Venice in northern Italy.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Modifications: added uwhs
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Vesunna

Vesunna (Périgueux) was an oppidum of the Petrucorii that became part of Roman Aquitania.
Creators: H.S. Sivan, R.W. Mathisen
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added cnxn
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Vicus Anninus

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 44 E2 Vicus Anninus
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

[Vicus Cruciniacum]

A Roman vicus on the Nahe river.
Creators: J. Kunow, C. Haselgrove
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added references; edited description
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Vietheil

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 14 G3 Vietheil
Creators: H.S. Sivan, R.W. Mathisen
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan M. Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Villamagna

A large imperial Roman villa known from letters of Marcus Aurelius.
Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Fentress, Tom Elliott
Modifications: baseline created; initial revision
Actors: Elizabeth Fentress

Villa Marittima della Tagliata

A maritime villa of the first century A.D. adjacent to the port of Cosa.
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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Wadi es Sebua

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 81 C3 Wadi es Sebua
Creators: S.M. Burstein
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, D. Borough, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added reference
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Yanuh

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 68 A5 Yanuh
Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
Modifications: location from osm created by products.pleiadesentity.browser.osm.osmlocationfactory
Actors: Jeffrey Becker