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Carved Relief at the Heritage Site Perselopli

Columns of Timgad, a Roman-Berber city in the Aures Mountains of Algeria. (Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi). UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ancient ruins inside The Archaeological Site of Timgad in Batna, Algeria.

The Temple of Hercules is a historic site in the Amman Citadel in Amman, Jordan. It is thought to be the most significant Roman structure in the Amman Citadel. According to an inscription the temple was built when Geminius Marcianus was governor of the Province of Arabia, in the same period as the Roman theater in Amman.

Timgad ancient Thamugadi or Thamugas general view of city built on the classical Roman's square

Valley of the Temples. Historical evidence of the Greek presence on the island of Sicily. UNESCO heritage in Italy.

Antique Amphitheater in Xanthos Ancient City. Antalya, Turkey.

Bosra old basalt city on the desert, Syria

Ruins of Hall of 100 Columns viewed from Treasury in Persepolis, founded by Darius the Great in 518 BC and capital of ancient Achaemenid Empire, 60 km northeast of Shiraz, Iran. UNESCO World Heritage.

The Persepolis black and white, Shiraz, Iran

Panorama of Palmyra columns Tetrapylon and ancient city, destroyed by ISIS, Syria

The scenic view of Xanthos, which was a city in ancient Lycia, center of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, near the Xanthos river in Antalya, Turkey

One of the great wonders of the ancient world, Persepolis embodies not just a grand architectural scheme but also a grand idea. It was conceived by Darius the Great who, in 520 BC, inherited the responsibility for ruling the world's first known empire founded by his predecessor, Cyrus the Great. Embracing tenets such as cultural tolerance and fair treatment of all subjects, Darius sought to reflect these concepts in the design of the magnificent palace complex at Persepolis, inviting architects from the furthest corner of the Persian Empire to contribute to its construction. The result is an eclectic set of structures, including monumental staircases, exquisite reliefs and imposing gateways, that testified to the expanse of Darius' domain.

Back to the ancient Rome: pagan temples in Ostia Antica

Pregnant by Zeus, Goddess Leto gives birth to her twin children Artemis and Apollo in Delos, then comes to the place where the Xanthos River reaches the sea and walks to where the Temple of Leto is today.

$Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt - July 21, 2022: The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BCE) in the Middle Kingdom (around 2000–1700 BCE) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. \n\nIt is part of the monumental city of Thebes (Luxor), and in 1979 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with the rest of the city.$

Takht-i-Bahi buddhist monastery in Mardan, Pakistan

Well-preserved roman ruins in Volubilis, Fez Meknes area, Morocco, Northern Africa

The royal tombs are: urn tomb, silk tomb, corinthian tomb, palace tomb

One of the most spectacular sight in the Middle-East is the Greek ruined city of Baalbek.

Ruins of antique Roman theatre in ancient Lycian city of Xanthos, Antalya Province, Turkey.

Uthina, Ben Arous, Tunisia. Roman ruins at the Uthina archaeological site.

Lindos Acropolis and the ruins of the temple of the goddess Athena Lindia

Ancient Temple of Apollon in Didyma, Turkey

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