Built in the 2nd century BC
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Ajanta Caves | ||
Aquileia | For Early Roman city: founded as a Roman colony in 181 BC, and connected to the road network | |
Hierapolis-Pamukkale | For its Greco-Roman spa qualities: "they founded a thermal station on the site in the late 2nd century" (AB ev), and Romans from 129 B.C. | |
Nasca Lines | The third phase, which represents the great majority of the geoglyphs, is the Nazca phase proper (200 BC-AD 500). (AB ev) | |
Pyu Ancient Cities | from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE (AB ev) | |
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | "Having witnessed significant stages in the development of human civilization on the Eurasian continent over a period of eighteen centuries between the 2nd century BC and 16th century AD," etc (nom file) | |
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | "Channelling much of the east-west exchange along the Silk Roads over the whole period from the 2nd century BCE to the 16th century CE" (brief description state party) |
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