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Emperor Hadrian (r. 117–138 CE) was known for his extensive travels across the Roman Empire and his habit of renaming, founding, or elevating cities in his name. Many of these cities were called Hadrianopolis (Ἁδριανούπολις), reflecting his...

A visual timeline illustrating the development of what most consider the “cradle of civilization” - Mesopotamia (meaning “the land between two rivers,” the Tigris and Euphrates) from the emergence of small tribal settlements in the Stone...

A map of Europe displaying important cities that shaped its history, from antiquity to the present. Cities on the map represent key centers throughout history. Each city represents a distinct period from Athens, Rome, and Constantinople (now...

What happened to the places that history forgot – the cities submerged under water, decimated by invading armies or swallowed up by the sands of time? Where are they, and what can they tell us about our past? From the sunken city of Thonis...

This is a map of Augusta Raurica and nearby cities in what was formerly Roman Switzerland. These cities and towns were occupied by the Celtic Raurici tribe before and after the Roman conquest of Switzerland. (The Raurici, themselves, occupied...

Alexander the Great founded, reorganized, or re-established several towns and cities across his empire and gave most of them the name of Alexandria (more than thirty by some accounts). He also dedicated one to his horse - Bucephalus, after...

The author of The Life and Death of Ancient Cities, Greg Woolf talks about the history of cities in the ancient world. Why did all cities not survive? What constitutes a city? How long have humans been creating cities? All of these questions...

Dr. Neiman continues his nine-part lecture, discussing the agricultural revolution that leads to a sedentary lifestyle for human beings and the growth of the first cities in the Tigris and Euphrates valley.

This video takes viewers on a journey to the ancient cities Volterra, Populonia and Cervetari to see why Etruscan civilization was famous for its wealth, fine ceramics, handcrafts and bustling trade. It is a broad survey of the Etruscan civilization...

"Knights of the Round Table Set Forth on the Search for the Holy Grail" was painted c. 1893-1905 CE. The painting depicts the legendary King Arthur's knights of the Round Table embarking on their quest to recover the Holy Grail. It is part...