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  2. City walls of Athens - Wikipedia

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    the Valerian Wall, built in c. 260 AD, partly along the lines of older walls, partly as a new fortification, to protect the city against barbarian attacks; the Herulian (or Post-Herulian) [2] Wall, a much smaller circuit built in c. 280 AD, enclosing the centre of the ancient city following its sack by the Heruli in 267 AD

  3. List of Egyptian castles, forts, fortifications and city walls

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    Western tower of the Greek & Islamic town wall, Alexandria, Egypt Western tower, remains of the Hellenistic & Islamic city wall, Alexandria, Egypt Western tower of the Greek town wall, Alexandria, Egypt. Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria; Fortification of Bab Rosetta, Alexandria [27] Qaitbey Citadel, Rosetta (known as Fort Julien)

  4. Aten (city) - Wikipedia

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    Aten, properly called The Dazzling Aten [a] though dubbed initially by archaeologists the Rise of Aten, [1] [b] is the remains of an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile [2] in the Theban Necropolis near Luxor. Named after Egyptian sun god Aten, the city appears to

  5. List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of known ancient Egyptian towns and cities. [1] The list is for sites intended for permanent settlement and does not include fortresses and other locations of intermittent habitation. a capital of ancient Egypt

  6. Category:City walls of Athens - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "City walls of Athens" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... This page was last edited on 1 March 2024, at 13:18 (UTC).

  7. From Egypt to Edinburg, which Texas towns are named for ... - AOL

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    Wim Wenders' 1984 movie, "Paris, Texas," was set mostly in West Texas, not in the small city of Paris, located in Northeast Texas. (Credit: Provided) Michael Barnes writes about the people, places ...

  8. Category:City walls in Greece - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... City walls of Athens (8 P) G. City gates in Greece ... This page was last edited on 21 April 2017, ...

  9. Ancient walls — that served as ‘Google Maps’ for the Mayans ...

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    For these reasons, the researchers believe that the walls were instead a way to help the inhabitants of the region get around, essentially an ancient Mayan “Google Maps,” they said. The walls ...