SettingsPopulated places in Ancient Greece
Actium
Actium (Greek: Ἄκτιον) was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius (Gulf of Arta) opposite Nicopolis, built by Augustus ...
Actium (Greek: Ἄκτιον) was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius (Gulf of Arta) opposite Nicopolis, built by Augustus ...
Akrotiri (Santorini)
Akrotiri is the name of an excavation site of a Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to inscriptions in Linear A, and close ...
Akrotiri is the name of an excavation site of a Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to inscriptions in Linear A, and close ...
Amnisos
Amnisos, also Amnissos and Amnisus, is a bronze-aged settlement on the north shore of Crete and was used as a port to the palace city of Knossos.
Amnisos, also Amnissos and Amnisus, is a bronze-aged settlement on the north shore of Crete and was used as a port to the palace city of Knossos.
Amphipolis
Amphipolis was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day region of Central Macedonia.
Amphipolis was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day region of Central Macedonia.
Ancient Corinth
Corinth, or Korinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.
Corinth, or Korinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.
Aptera, Greece
Aptera is a site in western Crete, a kilometer inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 kilometers east of Chania in the municipality of Akrotiri.
Aptera is a site in western Crete, a kilometer inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 kilometers east of Chania in the municipality of Akrotiri.
Archanes
Archanes (Αρχάνες, also Arkhanes, Arhanes, Godart & Olivier abbreviation: ARKH) is a municipality in the Heraklion Prefecture, Crete, Greece.
Archanes (Αρχάνες, also Arkhanes, Arhanes, Godart & Olivier abbreviation: ARKH) is a municipality in the Heraklion Prefecture, Crete, Greece.
Bassae
Bassae (Latin) or Bassai, Vassai or Vasses (Greek, Modern: Βάσσες, Ancient: Βάσσαι), meaning "little vale in the rocks", is an archaeological site in the northeastern p...
Bassae (Latin) or Bassai, Vassai or Vasses (Greek, Modern: Βάσσες, Ancient: Βάσσαι), meaning "little vale in the rocks", is an archaeological site in the northeastern p...
Chamaizi
Chamaizi is an ancient archaeological site in eastern Crete with a Middle Minoan IA oval-shaped building.
Chamaizi is an ancient archaeological site in eastern Crete with a Middle Minoan IA oval-shaped building.
Dispilio
Dispilio (Δισπηλιό, Bulgarian: Дупяк, Dupyak) is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island near the modern village of ...
Dispilio (Δισπηλιό, Bulgarian: Дупяк, Dupyak) is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island near the modern village of ...
Dreros
Dreros (modern Driros) near Neapolis in the district of Lassithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km.
Dreros (modern Driros) near Neapolis in the district of Lassithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km.
Eleutherna
Eleutherna (Greek: ), also called Apollonia (Greek: ), was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno Prefecture.
Eleutherna (Greek: ), also called Apollonia (Greek: ), was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno Prefecture.
Fournou Korifi
Fournou Korifi is the archaeological site of a Minoan settlement on southern Crete.
Fournou Korifi is the archaeological site of a Minoan settlement on southern Crete.
Franchthi Cave
Franchthi cave in the Peloponnese, in the southeastern Argolid, is a cave overlooking the Argolic Gulf opposite the Greek village of Koilada.
Franchthi cave in the Peloponnese, in the southeastern Argolid, is a cave overlooking the Argolic Gulf opposite the Greek village of Koilada.
Gortyn
Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna is a municipality and an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete, 45 km away from the modern capital Heraklion.
Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna is a municipality and an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete, 45 km away from the modern capital Heraklion.
Hagia Photia
Hagia Photia (also Ayia Photia, Agia Photia) is an archaeological site of a fortified ancient Minoan building on eastern Crete.
Hagia Photia (also Ayia Photia, Agia Photia) is an archaeological site of a fortified ancient Minoan building on eastern Crete.
Helike
Helike was an ancient Greek city that disappeared at night in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of ...
Helike was an ancient Greek city that disappeared at night in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of ...
Iklaina
Iklaina is a historic village in the municipality of Pylos, Messenia, Greece.
Iklaina is a historic village in the municipality of Pylos, Messenia, Greece.
Kalamydi
Kalamydi is an ancient Dorian city in north-west Crete.
Kalamydi is an ancient Dorian city in north-west Crete.
Kameiros
Kameiros (Κάμειρος) was a city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, lying on a peninsula on the northwest coast of the island.
Kameiros (Κάμειρος) was a city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, lying on a peninsula on the northwest coast of the island.
Karfi
Karfi, Crete, (also Karphi, Καρφί) is a little-visited archaeological site high in the Dikti Mountains that is akin to Machu Picchu for the Minoan civilization.
Karfi, Crete, (also Karphi, Καρφί) is a little-visited archaeological site high in the Dikti Mountains that is akin to Machu Picchu for the Minoan civilization.
Komnina, Kozani
Komnina is a town in the Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece.
Komnina is a town in the Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece.
Kynos
Kynos is an ancient settlement site with finds of the Bronze and Early Iron Age,which was discovered on the edge of the town of Livanates in Central Greece.
Kynos is an ancient settlement site with finds of the Bronze and Early Iron Age,which was discovered on the edge of the town of Livanates in Central Greece.
Lakkos
Lakkos is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete, just south of Archanes.
Lakkos is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete, just south of Archanes.
Lerna
In classical Greece, Lerna (Λέρνη) was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos.
In classical Greece, Lerna (Λέρνη) was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos.
Monastiraki, Crete
Monastiraki is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete.
Monastiraki is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete.
Myrtos Pyrgos
Pyrgos (also Myrtos-Pyrgos) is an archaeological site of the Minoan civilization near Myrtos in the municipality of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete.
Pyrgos (also Myrtos-Pyrgos) is an archaeological site of the Minoan civilization near Myrtos in the municipality of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete.
Nemea
Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the River Elissos in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece.
Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the River Elissos in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece.
Nichoria
Nichoria is a site in Messenia, across the Ayia mountain range to the east of Navarino.
Nichoria is a site in Messenia, across the Ayia mountain range to the east of Navarino.
Olynthus
Olynthus was an ancient city of Chalcidice, built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of ...
Olynthus was an ancient city of Chalcidice, built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of ...
Orchomenus (Arcadia)
Orchomenus or Orchomenos was an ancient city of Arcadia, Greece, called by Thucydides the Arcadian Orchomenus, to distinguish it from the Boeotian town.
Orchomenus or Orchomenos was an ancient city of Arcadia, Greece, called by Thucydides the Arcadian Orchomenus, to distinguish it from the Boeotian town.
Orchomenus (Boeotia)
Orchomenus, the setting for many early Greek myths, is a municipality and a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods.
Orchomenus, the setting for many early Greek myths, is a municipality and a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods.
Petras
Petras (Πετράς) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on northeastern Crete.
Petras (Πετράς) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on northeastern Crete.
Phaistos
Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, currently refers to a Bronze Age archaeological site at Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete.
Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, currently refers to a Bronze Age archaeological site at Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete.
Philippi
Philippi was a city in eastern Macedonia, established by Philip II in 322 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest.
Philippi was a city in eastern Macedonia, established by Philip II in 322 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest.
Pleuron, Aetolia
Pleuron was an ancient city in Aetolia, Greece.
Pleuron was an ancient city in Aetolia, Greece.
Polyrrhenia
Polyrrhenia (modern Polirinia), now lying somewhat inland from the northwest coast of Crete in the prefecture of Chania, was an important Archaic Period settlement co-temporaneous with Lat...
Polyrrhenia (modern Polirinia), now lying somewhat inland from the northwest coast of Crete in the prefecture of Chania, was an important Archaic Period settlement co-temporaneous with Lat...
Prassa
Prassa (also Prassas) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete.
Prassa (also Prassas) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete.
Priniatikos Pyrgos
Priniatikos Pyrgos is an archaeological site near Istron, in the eastern Cretan prefecture of Lasithi, (Greece).
Priniatikos Pyrgos is an archaeological site near Istron, in the eastern Cretan prefecture of Lasithi, (Greece).
Pseira
Pseira is an islet in the Gulf of Mirabello in northeastern Crete with the archaeological remains of Minoan and Mycenean civilisation.
Pseira is an islet in the Gulf of Mirabello in northeastern Crete with the archaeological remains of Minoan and Mycenean civilisation.
Roussolakkos
Roussolakkos is the site of an important Minoan city, located near to Palekastro, Crete.
Roussolakkos is the site of an important Minoan city, located near to Palekastro, Crete.
Sklavokampos
Sklavokampos (also Sklavokambos) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in Crete, used during the Late Minoan period.
Sklavokampos (also Sklavokambos) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in Crete, used during the Late Minoan period.
Stilos (archaeological site)
Stilos or Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stilos on the Greek island of Crete.
Stilos or Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stilos on the Greek island of Crete.
Tripiti (archaeological site)
Tripiti (also Trypiti) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in southern Crete, Greece, close to the village of Sougia.
Tripiti (also Trypiti) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in southern Crete, Greece, close to the village of Sougia.
Troullos
Troullos (also Trullos, Godart & Olivier abbreviation: TL) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete.
Troullos (also Trullos, Godart & Olivier abbreviation: TL) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete.
Vathypetro
Vathypetro is an archaeological site, four kilometres south of the town of Archanes on Crete.
Vathypetro is an archaeological site, four kilometres south of the town of Archanes on Crete.
Zakros
Zakros (Ζάκρος) is a site on the eastern coast of the island of Crete, Greece, containing ruins from the Minoan civilization.
Zakros (Ζάκρος) is a site on the eastern coast of the island of Crete, Greece, containing ruins from the Minoan civilization.