🇬🇷 Greece · Archaeological wonder
Colossus of Rhodes site
Hellenistic 292–280 BCE; destroyed 226 BCE · Greek Rhodian (Hellenistic)
33-m bronze sun-god toppled by earthquake 54 years after raising.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Ancient city
Ai Khanoum
Hellenistic Seleucid–Greco-Bactrian 300–145 BCE · Seleucid / Greco-Bactrian (Greek in Central Asia)
Hellenistic polis (c.300–145 BCE) at Oxus confluence, founded by Seleucus I as Alexandria on Oxus, excavated 1964–1979 by French DAFA.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Tavium (Büyükkale / Büyüknefes)
Bronze Age to Byzantine · Hattian/Hittite → Phrygian → Galatian Celtic → Roman
Galatian Trocmi capital at Büyüknefes with Hellenistic walls, Roman avenue and Bryaxis Zeus emporion.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Archaeological wonder
Spring Dargah Archaeological Complex
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Spring Dargah Archaeological Complex in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Village of Drumlin Wood
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Village of Drumlin Wood in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) ancient village attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Didyma Temple of Apollo
Hellenistic to Roman 313 BCE–558 CE · Greek (Milesian) and Roman Imperial
Giant unfinished oracle temple with 19.7 m columns and Sacred Way to Miletus.
🇴🇲 Oman · Hillfort
Ras Kara Hillfort
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Ras Kara Hillfort in Dhofar, Oman is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) hillfort attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Submerged site
Amathus Harbour – Ancient Amathous Naval Basin, Cyprus
Hellenistic to Byzantine (312 BCE – 1191 CE) · Cypriot-Greek / Ptolemaic / Roman
312–294 BCE outer harbour of Amathus city-kingdom preserved as three rubble moles at −4 m — Cyprus's first underwater archaeological park off Agios Tychonas.
🇬🇷 Greece · Buried city
Phalasarna – Uplifted Classical Harbour of West Crete
Classical to Late Roman (333 BCE – 365 CE) · Greek / Hellenistic / Roman
333 BCE closed harbour of Phalasarna now stranded +6.6 m above sea by the AD 365 Crete earthquake — rock-cut basin and canal uplifted overnight.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Hydraulic works
Anabata (Anabeta) Reservoir Old City (Wadi Abu al-Qittayn Cistern City)
Hellenistic to Byzantine 250 BCE–450 CE · Hellenistic Balqa then Roman Decapolis chora
Walled twin cisterns 22×12×6 m 2,800 m³ with 420-m channel + 18 m dam closing gully — Hellenistic cistern-city 580×320 m.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Temple of Anahita — Kangavar
Hellenistic–Parthian to Sassanian (contested) · Seleucid Greek–Parthian–Sassanian; Anahita cult syncretism
210×224 m terrace on Khorasan Road, Anahita water-temple vs. Parthian palace debate, double Ionic colonnade.
🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Ptolemais of Cyrenaica (Tolmeita)
Archaic Greek to Early Islamic (7th c BCE–7th c CE; Hellenistic–Roman peak) · Greek / Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine
Hellenistic Pentapolis capital with 45×38 m grid, Villa of Columns 55 m peristyle and Diocletian circuit wall.
🇨🇦 Canada · Buried city
Buried City of Takht Abbey Well
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Buried City of Takht Abbey Well in British Columbia, Canada is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) buried city attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Buried city
Moss Cairn Buried Settlement
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Moss Cairn Buried Settlement in Homs Governorate, Syria is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) buried city attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Pyramid
Step Pyramid of Eilean Doab
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Step Pyramid of Eilean Doab in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) pyramid attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Hydraulic works
Reservoir of Basin Beck
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Reservoir of Basin Beck in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Geoglyph
Kistvaen Barrow Geoglyph
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Kistvaen Barrow Geoglyph in Negev, Israel is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇨🇳 China · Pyramid
Step Pyramid of City-Terramare
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Step Pyramid of City-Terramare in Henan, China is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) pyramid attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Delos Archaeological Site
Archaeic to Hellenistic-Roman 9th c. BCE–69 BCE, sacred from Bronze Age · Greek (Ionian) to Hellenistic-Roman
Sacred island birthplace of Apollo - entire island is UNESCO open-air museum.
🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Ptolemais — Palace of Columns Cliff Peristyle Hellenistic
Hellenistic (Ptolemy III 246 BCE) → Roman, Palace of Columns 1st c. CE · Hellenistic Ptolemaic port palace and Roman later
Ptolemais Kraeling 1960s, Palace Columns 165 m peristyle.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Claros Oracle East Stoa
Archaic to Roman Imperial · Ionian Greek, Hellenistic (Alexander to Attalid), Roman
72-m east stoa and Doric temple adyton of Apollo Clarios oracle between Ephesus and Smyrna.
🇬🇷 Greece · Submerged site
Lysimachia — Submerged Harbour at Hebros Delta (Thrace)
Hellenistic to Early Roman (309 BCE – 100 BCE) · Diadoch Macedonian / Thracian
Hebros delta harbour of Lysimachus's capital Lysimachia — 100 m quay at –1.8 m in Lake Kaminia salt lagoon, Thrace.
🇬🇷 Greece · Submerged site
Lysimachia — Submerged Harbour at Hebros Delta (Thrace) — v2
Hellenistic to Early Roman (309 BCE – 100 BCE) · Diadoch Macedonian / Thracian
Hebros delta harbour of Lysimachus's capital Lysimachia — 100 m quay at –1.8 m in Lake Kaminia salt lagoon, Thrace.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock art
Rock Art of Torr Workshop Midfield
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Rock Art of Torr Workshop Midfield in Sicily, Italy is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) rock art attributed to Hellenistic culture.