Historical Sites

Arguably the most magnificent Roman site in Africa, Dougga’s ancient remains – a Unesco World Heritage site since 1997 – are startlingly complete, giv… Read the rest

The Amphitheater in Pozzuoli is the third largest Roman amphitheater in Italy. Only the Roman Colosseum and the Capuan Amphitheater are larger. It was… Read the rest

Uthina (or Oudna) was a Roman colony in Tunisia. It was on the main route to Carthage from the south and west of the country. The city appears to have… Read the rest

Located on the main island of Orkney, Skara Brae is one of the best preserved Stone Age villages in Europe. It was covered for hundreds of years by a… Read the rest

The burial site at Carthage in Tunisia, as well as others in the region, was discovered in the 20th century. It, along with the others, contained fune… Read the rest

Timgad was a Roman colonial town in Algeria founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. It lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains. With i… Read the rest

A large fortified city under the influence of the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra withstood invasions by the Romans in A.… Read the rest

Built around 2600 BC in present-day Pakistan, Mohenjo-daro was one of the early urban settlements in the world. It is sometimes referred to as “An Anc… Read the rest

The Great Zimbabwe, is a complex of stone ruins spread out over a large area in modern-day Zimbabwe, which itself is named after the ruins. It is a me… Read the rest

The Amphitheatre of Durres, built in the 2nd century BC, figures amongst one the largest monuments of the Antiquity. It is the only monument of this t… Read the rest