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The Citadel of Aleppo (Arabic: قلعة حلب‎) is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates...

The view to the south from the upper citadel of Mycenae looking towards Argos (1350 BCE).

The island of Gla, an enigmatic Mycenaean citadel in the north-eastern corner of the Copais basin lies 70 miles north of Athens, in the region of Boeotia. Lake Copais was the largest lake in Greece until the late-19th century CE when it was...

Digital reconstruction of the Citadel of Ghazni, Afghanistan. The castle was built c. 13th Century CE to help defend the city walls of Ghazni. The citadel has taken significant damage in recent years due to wars, political instability and...

Derbent is renown for its citadel (“Naryn-Kala” or “Dagh Bary” in Persian) and its imposing walls that date from the 6th century CE. Derbent prospered for over 1,500 years under Persian, Arab, Turkish, Azeri, Mongol, Timurid, and Russian...

The ancient citadel of Edessa (Urfa) in south-east Turkey. The two columns date to the 3rd of 4th century CE and were dedicated to King Abgar VIII and his queen, whose statues once stood atop them.

Male head carved of yellowish limestone with traces of ochre paint and crowned in the Egyptian "atef" style. He has Western Asiatic lineament, such as the beard, straight mustache, big eyes, and long neck. The nose is broken. While the right...

Recently revealed structures (red) at the Citadel of Gla Photo © Antonia Stamos after Iakovidis, Gla and the Kopais in the 13th century BCE. (2001), Plan 1.

Palatial-type structures at the Citadel of Gla. Photo © Antonia Stamos after Iakovidis, Gla and the Kopais in the 13th century BCE. (2001), Plan 1.

Three gates at the Mycenaean citadel of Gla, Greece, built c. 13th century BCE (Mycenaean LHIII).