Egypt –  Zahi Hawass. Nuff said.

Thebes. Not Egypt but…

Wiki : Thebes, Greece

Rhodes. Woohoo :o)

Wiki : Knights Hospitaller

And if you’re a fan of Lady Dunnett – The Disorderly Knights comes to mind.

Rome…m’eh!

205 Cut through the isthmus looking wistfully,
Moving against all, passing o’er the sea,
Then shall dark blood pursue the mighty beast.
And a dog chased the lion which destroys
The shepherds. And then shall they take away

210 His sceptre and to Hades he shall pass.
And unto Rhodes shall come an evil last,
But greatest, There shall also be for Thebes
An evil conquest afterwards, And Egypt
Shall perish by the wickedness of rulers,

215 And he who, being mortal, even so
Escaped headlong destruction afterwards,
Thrice blessed was, even four times happy man.
And Rome shall be a room…