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1522:Bulla Regia
1070:Umm al-Amad
955:Pantelleria
824:Akka (Acre)
710:Aïn Oulmene
691:Rusubbicari
675:Tamentfoust
635:Constantine
326:Archaeology
299:itinerarium
234:crossed to
40: /
1671:Categories
1532:Hadrumetum
1350:Akra Leuka
1229:Casablanca
1061:Sur (Tyre)
367:References
279:Phoenician
275:Nora Stone
259:Sardinians
202:, near to
145:Management
124:Site notes
101:Settlement
25:38°59′05″N
1653:Tahpanhes
1648:Gibraltar
1643:Phoenicus
1638:Myriandus
1547:Kerkouane
1424:Almunecar
1235:Volubilis
1106:Tsabratan
960:Selinunte
930:Lilybaeum
697:El Bahri)
671:Rusguniae
646:Macomades
581:Cartennae
315:curadoria
228:Aristaeus
224:Pausanias
137:Condition
28:9°00′57″E
1612:Thysdrus
1556:Monastir
1527:Carthage
1435:Toscanos
1415:Saguntum
1405:Rushadir
1354:Alicante
1284:Portugal
1250:Oualidia
1210:Tamusida
1159:Tas-Silġ
1123:Cospicua
1121:Maleth (
940:Neapolis
924:Cagliari
890:Drepanum
849:Shikmona
767:Lapathus
695:Zemmouri
665:Azeffoun
656:Rachgoun
606:Igilgili
576:Camarata
287:Carthage
263:Carthage
238:, under
236:Sardinia
232:Iberians
208:Sardinia
204:Cagliari
111:Cultures
1616:El Djem
1607:Thapsus
1597:Tayinat
1592:Tabarka
1582:Ruspina
1510:Tunisia
1445:Tyreche
1409:Melilla
1370:Iboshim
1275:Rusibis
1245:Rusadir
1240:Mogador
1219:Tangier
1199:Larache
1168:Morocco
1100:Tripoli
1051:Sarepta
1016:Baalbek
989:Lebanon
975:Tharros
894:Trapani
761:Larnaca
716:Thagora
661:Rusazus
625:Tigzirt
621:Iomnium
600:Algiers
596:Icosium
569:Algeria
497:, p:500
346:theatre
310:toponym
252:Solinus
246:, with
218:In his
214:History
161:Website
106:History
1571:Djerba
1567:Meninx
1552:Lepcis
1536:Sousse
1501:Ugarit
1491:Shuksi
1486:Safita
1481:Paltus
1389:Málaga
1385:Malake
1330:Abdera
1313:Tavira
1195:Likush
1149:Mtarfa
1086:Lepcis
1025:Beirut
920:Karaly
844:Reshef
834:Michal
819:Achzib
812:Israel
798:Rhodes
781:Greece
772:Marion
757:Kition
745:Cyprus
736:Timici
720:Taoura
651:Malaca
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336:Bithia
267:Bithia
248:Hermes
244:Geryon
230:, the
140:ruined
1631:Other
1622:Utica
1601:Thyna
1577:Ruspe
1496:Sumur
1476:Carne
1461:Arwad
1454:Syria
1439:Velez
1395:Onoba
1380:Mahón
1374:Ibiza
1365:Herna
1344:Ceuta
1340:Abyla
1323:Spain
1309:Balsa
1260:Gadir
1255:Zilil
1215:Tinga
1133:Mdina
1115:Malta
1090:Khoms
1079:Libya
1056:Sidon
1021:Birut
965:Sulci
950:Olbia
935:Motya
904:Erice
875:Bitan
868:Italy
853:Haifa
839:Jaffa
803:Delos
752:Dhali
706:Sarai
631:Cirta
610:Jijel
585:Tenes
269:near
240:Norax
196:Roman
188:Nuras
1420:Sexi
1334:Adra
1265:Sala
1225:Anfa
1096:Oyat
1006:Arqa
1001:Ampi
996:Amia
945:Nora
900:Eryx
879:Chia
829:Dora
793:Paxi
475:ISBN
399:ISBN
308:Its
277:, a
271:Chia
200:Pula
184:Νῶρα
176:Nora
98:Type
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