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Declassified CIA images uncover 396 Roman forts in the Middle East

Captured by American spy satellites, these images offer a unique trove of documents for historical and archaeological research.

Declassified CIA images uncover 396 Roman forts in the Middle East

The ruins of Resafa in Syria. (Credit: Vyacheslav Argen/Creative Commons)

Captured by American satellites during the Cold War, previously unseen images of 396 Roman forts are now accessible to researchers. These photographs were taken as part of the Corona and Hexagon programs, which conducted aerial surveillance of the...
Captured by American satellites during the Cold War, previously unseen images of 396 Roman forts are now accessible to researchers. These photographs were taken as part of the Corona and Hexagon programs, which conducted aerial surveillance of the...