Built in the 3rd century BC

Connected Sites: 18

WHS whose OUV derives entirely or significantly from 3rd century BC constructions.

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Connected Sites

Kerkuane
Kerkuane
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1985
2.84
83
4
This Phoenician City Was Probably Abandoned During The First Punic War (C. 250 B.C.) And As A Result Was Not Rebuilt By The Romans. The Remains Constitute The Only Example Of A Phoenicio-Punic City To Have Survived (Ab).
Sanchi
Sanchi
India
Inscribed: 1989
3.53
65
5
Stupa No. 1
Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
Inscribed: 1985
2.85
98
6
Dates Back To The 3rd Century Bc (Ab Ev)
Meroe
Meroe
Sudan
Inscribed: 2011
4.04
38
4
The Property Consists Of The Royal City Of The Kushite Kings From The 3rd Century Bce (Ab)
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Inscribed: 1987
4.03
296
8
"The Figures, Dating From 3rd Century Bc, Were Discovered In 1974 By Some Local Farmers In Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Near The Mausoleum Of The First Qin Emperor Qin Shi Huang)." - Wiki
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1982
3.37
173
7
Dagaba Thuparama & Bodhi Tree
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
Inscribed: 1991
3.36
208
7
Established In The 3rd Century B.C (Ab Ev)
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
Inscribed: 2000
3.40
99
4
"Construction Of The Dujiangyan Irrigation System Began In The 3rd Century B.C. This System Still Controls The Waters Of The Minjiang River And Distributes It To The Fertile Farmland Of The Chengdu Plains. Mount Qingcheng Was The Birthplace Of Taoism, Which Is Celebrated In A Series Of Ancient Temples." - Nomination File
Great Wall
Inscribed: 1987
4.44
492
14
"In 220 B.C., Under Qin Shi Huang, Sections Of Earlier Fortifications Were Joined Together To Form A United Defence System Against Invasions From The North. Construction Continued Up To The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), When The Great Wall Became The World's Largest Military Structure." - Nomination File
Nisa
Nisa
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 2007
2.07
56
5
"... The Mid 3rd Century Bce, When Impressive Buildings Were Erected By The Parthians" (Ab Ev)
Djenné
Inscribed: 1988
3.66
41
2
"Djenné-Jéno, The Original Site Of Djenne Is Considered To Be Among The Oldest Urbanized Centers In Sub-Saharan Africa ...And Has Been Dated To The 3rd Century Bc". It Had Developed Into A Large Walled Urban Complex By 850 Ad, But After 1100 Ad The Population Of The Town Declined And By 1400 The Site Had Been Abandoned. (Wiki)
Incense Route of the Negev
Inscribed: 2005
2.92
103
7
"The Towns, Fortresses, Caravanserai And Fossilised Agricultural Landscapes.. Reflect The Prosperity Of The Nabatean Spice Trade Over 500 Years From The 3rd Century Bc, .. And Then Its Subsequent Decline In The 2nd Century Ad With The Roman Occupation Of Petra. The Sites Have Been Preserved Due To Their Almost Total Abandonment In The 7th Century Ad" (Ab)
Lumbini
Lumbini
Nepal
Inscribed: 1997
2.49
73
9
The Emperor Ashoka Visited The Site Of Buddha's Birth In 249 Bc. He Erected The Ashoka Pillar, And Monasteries And Stupa's Were Added.
Tarraco
Tarraco
Spain
Inscribed: 2000
2.86
216
9
Tárraco "Was Seized And Fortified By The Roman Proconsul Scipio Africanus In 218 Bc ... The Surviving Remains Of Tárraco Make It Possible To Study The Spread Of Roman Rule From The 3rd/2nd Century Bc, When The Roman Town Was Founded, Until The Early Christian Period." Its Remains Cover The Entire Roman Period Through To 3c Ad
Pergamon
Pergamon
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2014
3.56
171
6
The First Hellenistic City Of Pergamon Was Established By The Former Macedonian Army Officer Philetairos From 282 To 263bc (Ab Ev)
Nalanda
Nalanda
India
Inscribed: 2016
2.84
34
3
A Monastic-Cum-Scholastic Institution Dating From The 3rd Century Bc To The 13th Century Ad (Ab Ev)
Aphrodisias
Inscribed: 2017
3.65
122
4
The First Temple To Aphrodite Dates To The 3rd Century Bce (Ab Ev)
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
20
3
Has Defined Chankillo´S Occupation Between 250 And 200 B.C. (Ab Ev)