archaeological sites

Beneath Milan's Duomo lie the ruins of older cathedrals and a 4th-century baptistery, where St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, baptized St. Augustine.

Located on the northern outskirts of Cusco, this huge walled complex was built by the Inca in the 15th century.

In a pretty rural landscape north of North Leigh are the foundations of a large Roman courtyard villa and a nearly complete mosaic floor.

The Mnajdra Temples are three conjoined Neolithic temples on the southern coast of Malta, ranging in dates from 3600 to 2000 BC. The southern temple is aligned with the solstices and equinoxes.

The oldest and largest circus in Rome, the Circus Maximus was built as early as the 6th century BCE to host chariot races.

This ancient city was the capital of a powerful pre-Inca civilization that dominated the Andean region between 500 and 900. Its monumental remains include several temples, a pyramid, symbolic gates and sculptures.

The public heart of the "Eternal City" throughout the Republic and the Empire, the fascinating ruins of the Roman Forum range from the 5th century BCE to the 7th century CE.

Said to have been founded by Apollo, Hierapolis (modern-day Pamukkale) was the site of sacred hot springs associated with Pluto, god of the underworld.

Aphrodisias is one of the oldest sacred sites in Turkey, dedicated first to the ancient Mother Goddess and later to the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

This ancient Roman city includes an exceptionally long Cardo Maximus (main street) and a variety of classical and Byzantine ruins.

One of the great archaeological sites of the world, the Palace of Knossos was built between 2000 and 1250 BCE. It was a political and religious center of the ancient Minoan culture.