Ruins

22 photos of the ruins of Samhuram, an ancient port for the frankincense trade in Oman

23 photos of the Al Ayn tombs, a set of bronze age tombs in beehive shape in northern Oman

15 photos of Mt Nebo, the site where according to the Bible Moses was shown the promised land

93 photos of Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid (Persian) empire

14 photos of the ruins of the monumental Gate of all Nations in Persepolis

29 photos of ruins of several palaces and halls of Persepolis

23 photos of Delos, a Greek island of the Cyclades group and one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece

13 photos of the temple of Hathor in Dendera, which was built in the first century BC

23 photos of the 19th dynasty temple of Seti in Abydos, with its very well preserved bas-reliefs

13 photos of the deserted village of Kharanaq, with the ruins of a mud brick castle and other sights

16 photos of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt during the pharaonic time

30 photos of the Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, famous for the step pyramid of Djoser

64 photos of the pyramids in Giza and Saqqara

14 photos of the Neapolis archaeological park with ancient Greek and Roman period ruins

38 photos of the Valley of the Temples near Agrigento, one of the most significant archaeological sites of ancient Greece

39 photos of Selinunte, a large archaeological site on the southern coast of Sicily dating back to the Greek period

23 photos of the temple group located on a hill to the east of the acropolis of Selinunte