ancient city
Civilization's buried remains
An ancient city is a major urban settlement from the distant past, typically one that flourished in classical antiquity or earlier civilizations.
The term usually implies historical or archaeological significance: Rome, Athens, and Jerusalem are ancient cities still inhabited today.
Some ancient cities survive only as ruins: We toured the ancient city of Petra.
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- templeSacred worship structure
- sacred groundLand deemed spiritually inviolable
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
archaeological site · buried treasure · agora · excavation · Mesopotamia · Babylon · lost civilization · silk road · colonnade · stone pillars · amphitheater · Thebes · aqueduct · ziggurat · stoa · Athens · citadel · Carthage
- archeological siteruin, ruins, tomb, temple, pyramid
- historypast events, historian, epochs, era, epoch
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Chinese citiespopulation, geography, landmarks, culture, economy
- fantasy locationsenchanted forest, dragon lair, floating islands, castle, wizard tower
- heritage sitesWorld Heritage Site, historic landmarks, Machu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks
temporal era
ancient citymodern city
Contemporary densely populated area
new town · industrial city · modern metropolis · future city · planned city