Abae , ancient city in the northeast corner of Phocis, Greece . The city was famous for its Oracle from Apollo , one of the Lydian king Croesus consulted . Although the Persians 480 v . Ch. Looted and burned the temple , the oracle continued to be consulted - e.g. B from the Thebans before the Battle of Leuctra (371 v . Ch. ). The temple built during the Holy War (355–346 v. ) Reburned , was partially adopted by the Roman Emperor Hadrian restored . The ruins of the city walls and acropolis remain on the city grounds.
Carthage It is one of the ancient cities that has occupied the most space in the Western collective imagination. However, there are many unknowns that still surround its history and its archaeological reality. It has never been part of the select club of ancient cultures, which revolves around Rome