Sentence examples for ancient centres from inspiring English sources

Cumae, Nola, and Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli) were important ancient centres.

The three most striking ancient centres – Ajaccio, Bastia, and Corte – contain the island's best museums.

Kyōto (the former capital of Japan) and Ōsaka were ancient centres of politics, agriculture, industry, and culture.

Indigenous cultures also arose; in particular, Caucasia was one of the most ancient centres of bronze working from the first half of the 2nd millennium bce.

Indigenous cultures also arose; Transcaucasia was one of the most ancient centres of bronze working from the first half of the 2nd millennium bc.

The lyre family, though it was of great importance in the ancient centres of Babylonia, Egypt, and Greece, is now found only in a few areas of East Africa.

Timbuktu, city of gold, ancient centre of learning, is slowly turning to dust.

In Santiago de Compostela, the most interesting restaurants were located outside the ancient centre.

Between the two cities is Colmar, whose ancient centre is criscrossed by romantic lanes and canals.

The word parchment is derived from Pergamum in Asia Minor, the ancient centre of its manufacture.

There were pockets of survival, notably in Persis, the ancient centre of the Achaemenian and Sāsānian empires.