Ancient City Crossword

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