Ancient Places & Sites
Journey through the legendary locations of ancient civilizations. From mighty pyramids to lost cities, explore the places where history was made and mysteries still linger.
Alexandria
Ancient
31.200100, 29.918700
Alexandria, established by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, quickly rose to prominence as a center of...
Amarna
Amarna (ancient Akhetaten) is an extensive archaeological site in Middle Egypt, located on the east...
Angkor Wat
Khmer Empire • Cambodia
UNESCO World Heritage
Angkor Wat is a monumental temple complex in Cambodia, celebrated as the world's largest religious m...
Athens
508-322 BCE (Classical) • Greece
37.983800, 23.727500
Athens, during the Classical period (508-322 BCE), stood at the forefront of ancient Greece's city-s...
Babylon
Ancient
32.535500, 44.427500
Babylon, once a major city in ancient Mesopotamia, is renowned for its historical and cultural signi...
Colosseum
Roman Empire • Italy
The Colosseum, an emblematic symbol of the Roman Empire, stands as a monumental testament to ancient...
Egypt
Ancient
26.820600, 30.802500
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reache...
Great Pyramid of Giza
Old Kingdom • Egypt
UNESCO World Heritage
The Great Pyramid of Giza, an emblem of ancient Egypt, stands as the oldest and largest pyramid with...
Greece
Ancient
39.074200, 21.824300
Ancient Greece, flourishing from the 8th to the 1st century BCE, was a cradle of Western civilizatio...
Hellespont
Ancient
40.200000, 26.400000
The Hellespont, historically known as the Dardanelles, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey tha...
Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak Temple Complex is one of the largest religious sites ever built, located in Luxor (ancien...
Machu Picchu
Inca Empire • Peru
Ancient city located in Peru
Marathon
490 BCE
38.151100, 23.955500
Coastal plain northeast of Athens where the Athenians defeated the first Persian invasion in 490 BCE...
Persepolis
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BCE), located in modern-...
Persian Empire
550-330 BCE
32.427900, 53.688000
The Achaemenid Persian Empire, one of the largest empires in ancient history, stretching from India...
Petra
Nabataean Kingdom • Jordan
Ancient city located in Jordan
Rome
Ancient
41.902800, 12.496400
Capital of the Roman Empire, one of the most powerful ancient civilizations that influenced law, pol...
Rubicon River
The Rubicon River is a small stream in northern Italy that flows from the Apennine Mountains into th...