Pictures of Ancient cities. List of miraculous Ancient cities. My top 10 ancient cities of the ancient civilization. Ancient Rome, Babylon, Persepolis, Jerusalem, Beijing, Athens and more.
Map of Ancient world
Ancient civilizations map
Real look of the famous ancient cities.
My top 10 Ancient cities
Original look in ancient times.
Alexandria
Famous egyptian city with a great library and Pharos lighthouse (one of the 7 wonders).
Uruk (Ancient Sumer, Mesopotamia)
Uruk was inhabited by 50-80 000 people. Legendary Gilgamesh famous by his attempt to reach immortality was king of Uruk. Zikkurat was the most impressive building in the ancient Uruk.
Babylon (Babylonia, Mesopotamia today located in Iraq)
Babylon (Babel) is famous by its Babylon tower and by the Hanging gardens of Semiramis ( one of the 7 wonders).
Persepolis
Persepolis was capital of Achaemenid Empire, it is located in modern Iran.
Carthage
Carthage was a famous Phoenician city, located in modern Tunisia. Carthaginian army under Hanibal nearly conquered Rome but Carthage was later destroyed by Roman troops in revenge for their attack (Punic wars, 146BC).
Jericho
Jericho is one of the eldest cities in the world. Its dating reaching 9000BC! Jericho is legendary by its story about destroyed walls by God. (Walls of Jericho). Jericho is located near the Jordan river (Palestine).
Jerusalem
Jerusalem was capital of Israel, its history reaching 4000 BC. Jerusalem is city of Kind David and Solomon with his beautiful Temple. Jerusalem is Holy city of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Beijing
Ancient Beijing (Peking) served as capital of China in various Chinese periods. Beijing is famous by its Forbidden city: Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Athens
Athens – one of the most important cities of Ancient Greece famous by it Piraeus harbor and Acropolis. Athens were center of art, philosophy and trade in Ancient Greece.
Rome
Ancient Rome was capital of the Roman Empire. Rome was founded in 753 BC. Rome had over million habitans in 3rd century after date. Other European cities reached these numbers 1500 years later! Rome is one of the birth places of the modern western civilization.
Bonus place
Karnak (Ancient Egypt)
Ancient Karnak, which was begun c. 1700 BC. It was, and remains, the largest temple complex in Egypt near Luxor.
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