Ancient Cities Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Capital of ancient Persia, burned by Alexander the Great
  2. 3. Ancient Phoenician city in modern Tunisia
  3. 4. Capital of the Hittite Empire
  4. 7. Capital of the Aztec Empire
  5. 9. Legendary Greek city swallowed by the sea
  6. 10. Ancient Etruscan city, predecessor of modern Rome
  7. 11. Biblical city destroyed alongside Sodom
  8. 13. Legendary city sought by conquistadors, also called “The Lost City of Gold”
  9. 14. Ancient city on the Silk Road in Central Asia, now in ruins
  10. 16. Ancient Assyrian capital, near modern Mosul
  11. 17. Mycenaean city excavated by Heinrich Schliemann
  12. 18. Site of the Oracle of Apollo in ancient Greece
  13. 19. Inca capital city, high in the Andes
  14. 21. Capital of ancient Lydia, famed for its wealth
  15. 22. Mesopotamian city believed to be the first true city
  16. 23. Greek island city buried by a volcanic eruption
  17. 24. Roman provincial city famous for a grand amphitheater in North Africa
Down
  1. 1. City destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
  2. 2. Nabataean capital carved into red sandstone
  3. 5. Mesoamerican city with the Pyramid of the Sun
  4. 6. Legendary Mesopotamian city, home of the Hanging Gardens
  5. 8. Egyptian capital during the Middle Kingdom
  6. 12. City where the Library of the Ancient World stood
  7. 15. Major Indus Valley city, known for its grid planning
  8. 20. Ancient city on the Bosporus, former capital of Eastern Roman Empire