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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prothean" data-source="post: 9949727" data-attributes="member: 353059"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_petra-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />1. Petra, JordanCountry: JordanCivilization: the NabataeansInhabited: sixth century B.C. This rose-colored city carved from cliffs garnered fame in the West thanks to the 1980s blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. <img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_chichen-itza-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Chichen Itza, MexicoChichen Itza, MexicoPhoto: John Elk III/Getty Images2. Chichen Itza, MexicoCountry: MexicoCivilization: the MayansInhabited: 600 to 1000 A.D.Site of one of Mesoamerica's largest ball courts, this royal city is located near a massive underground cenote, or sinkhole, where the bodies of human sacrifices were dropped.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_derinkuyu-underground-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Derinkuyu Underground CityDerinkuyu Underground CityPhoto: Thinkstock3. Derinkuyu Unnd City, TurkeyCountry: TurkeyCivilization: possibly the PhrygiansInhabited: Approximately eighth century B.C.to 10th century A.D.This underground network has more than 10 floors and room for up to 50,000 people, plus livestock. It is rumored to have been a hideout for early Christians escaping Roman persecution. <img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_machu-picchu-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Machu Picchu, PeruMachu Picchu, PeruPhoto: Glowimages/Getty Images4. Machu Picchu, PeruThe results of the survey suggest that ease of learning the local language and adapting to the local culture are areas in which the U.Swell in as an expat destination--despite low scores in organizing finances and health care.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_angkor-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Angkor, CambodiaAngkor, CambodiaPhoto: Otto Stadler /Getty Images5. Angkor, CambodiaCountry: CambodiaCivilization: the EmpireInhabited: ninth century to 15th century A.D.More than a thousand temples, including Angkor Wat, populate this long-time Khmer capital. It declined after a successful attack by invaders from what is now Thailand.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_carthage-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Pre-Roman Carthage, TunisiaPre-Roman Carthage, TunisiaPhoto: iStockphoto6. Pre-Roman Carthage, TunisiaCountry: TunisiaCivilization: the ciansInhabited: 650 to 146 B.C.Carthage was home to the Roman Empire's arch-nemesis, Hannibal. It was burned and the earth salted during the final Punic War.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_pompeii-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Pompeii, ItalyPompeii, ItalyPhoto: Dhuss/iStockphoto7. Pompeii, ItalyCountry: ItalyCivilization: the Roman EmpireInhabited: seventh/sixth century B.C. to 79 A.D.Pompeii was a cultural center and vacation destination for Roman high society until it was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Left behind are naturally ash-encased mummies.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_memphis-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Memphis, EgyptMemphis, EgyptPhoto: DEA /A. NI/Getty Images8. Memphis, EgyptCountry: EgyptCivilization: the Ancient EgyptiansInhabited: third millennium B.C. to seventh century A.D.Located at the mouth of the Nile delta, Memphis thrived for centures as a center of trade, commerce, religion and royalty. Foreign invasions, including one by Alexander the Great, let to its demise.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_teotihuacan-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Teotihuacan, MexicoTeotihuacan, MexicoPhoto: Dmitry Rko/iStockphoto9. Teotihuacan, MexicoCountry: MexicoCivilization: possibly the Totonac peopleInhabited: 100 B.C. to 250 A.D.This city, the founders of which remain a mystery, is home to some of the largest pyramids in pre-Columbian America. It inspired several major empires, those of the Zapotec and Mayans.<img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/tr/0401_mosque-city-bagerhat-lost-cities_485x340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Mosque City of Bagerhat, BangladeshMosque City of Bagerhat, BangladeshPhoto: Lonely Planet Images/Alamy10. Mosque City of Bagerhat, BangladeshCountry: BangladeshCivilization: Khan Jahan AliInhabited: 15th century A.D.The city formerly known as Khalifatabad was founded by a Turkish general. It boasts more than 50 Islamic monuments and the Sixty Pillar Mosque, constructed with 60 pillars and 80 domes.<a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-39274939" target="_blank">http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-39274939</a></blockquote>

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