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Moenjodaro

Moenjodaro is an archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan, representing one of the largest urban settlements of the ancien...

Urban Bronze Age Pakistan Indus Valley

9.3 Excellent

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Ravenna

Ravenna is a city in northeastern Italy known for eight early Christian monuments included in a UNESCO World Heritage pr...

Italy Byzantine City Roman

9.3 Excellent

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Mohenjo Daro Stupa Mound

The Mohenjo Daro Stupa Mound refers to the prominent elevated citadel area of the ancient Indus Valley city of Mohenjo-d...

Urban Archaeological Pakistan Indus Valley

9.2 Excellent

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Forum of Rome

The Forum of Rome was the central public space of ancient Rome. This expansive area hosted significant civic life for ov...

Italy Urban Ancient Roman

9.1 Excellent

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Butrint

Butrint is an archaeological site in southern Albania on a peninsula beside the Vivari Channel and the Butrint lagoon. T...

City Greek Roman Albania

9.1 Excellent

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Syracuse

Syracuse is an ancient city on the southeastern coast of Sicily, founded by Greek settlers from Corinth in the eighth ce...

Italy City Greek Roman

9.1 Excellent

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Ephesus

Ephesus is an exceptionally significant archaeological site located on Turkey’s coastal west. It flourished as a major G...

Classical Turkey Coastal Urban

9.0 Excellent

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Herculaneum

Herculaneum is an exceptionally well-preserved Roman town located near modern Naples, Italy. The site offers a unique wi...

Italy Urban Volcanic Roman

9.0 Excellent

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Aquileia

Aquileia was a Roman city founded in northeastern Italy in 181 BCE. Its position near the northern Adriatic made it an i...

Italy City Roman Ruins

8.9 Great

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Palmyra

Palmyra is an archaeological site located in Syria, once a vital desert caravan city. Flourishing under Roman influence...

Desert Caravan Roman Syria

8.8 Great

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Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana)

Hadrian’s Villa, located near Rome in Tivoli, Italy, represents the sprawling residence and retreat of Emperor Hadrian....

Italy Roman Imperial 2ND Century

8.8 Great

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Baalbek

Baalbek is a significant archaeological site in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. It features remarkably preserved Roman temples,...

Monumental Roman Lebanon Temple

8.7 Great

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Templo Mayor

The Templo Mayor was the principal Aztec temple complex within Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. Constructe...

Urban Sacred Mexico 15TH Century

8.7 Great

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Dholavira

Dholavira is an archaeological site representing a major city of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Kutch dis...

India Urban Bronze Age Indus Valley

8.7 Great

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Jerash

Jerash in northern Jordan is one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman provincial cities in the Near East, featuring a colon...

Urban Roman Jordan Decapolis

8.2 Great

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Timgad

Timgad is a ruined Roman colonial town located in the Aurès Mountains of modern-day Algeria. Founded by Emperor Trajan a...

Urban North Africa Roman Algeria

8.2 Great

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Djemila

Djemila, formerly known as Cuicul, is an ancient Roman archaeological site located in the mountains of northeastern Alge...

Urban North Africa Roman Algeria

8.0 Great

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Italica

Italica is an ancient Roman archaeological site in the municipality of Santiponce, near Seville, Spain. Founded in 206 B...

Spain City Roman Andalusia

7.8 Good

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Tipasa

Tipasa is an ancient archaeological site on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, originally founded as a Phoenician trading po...

Coastal North Africa Roman Algeria

7.5 Good

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Carnuntum

Carnuntum was a major Roman military and civilian settlement located on the Danube River in present-day Lower Austria, e...

Austria Roman Legion Danube

7.5 Good