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Pages in category "Roman towns and cities in Turkey" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 573 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of cities and towns founded by the Romans. It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global ...
The city came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC. The city was famous in its day for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), which has been designated one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. [7] Its many monumental buildings included the Library of Celsus and a theatre capable of holding 24,000 spectators. [8]
In 64 BC, the Roman Republic gained control of the city. Zeugma was of great importance to the Roman Empire as it was located at a strategically important place. Up to 70,000 people lived in the city, and it became a center for the military and commerce for the ancient Romans. [2] In 253 AD, it was destroyed by the Sassanids, but was later ...
Furthermore, during the time the Köppen climate classification was created, the city center had a borderline oceanic-humid subtropical climate, falling just under the 22 °C (72 °F) threshold for the hottest month of the year, yet climate change and the city's urban heat island contributed to its reclassification as humid subtropical in ...
Nicomedia (/ ˌ n ɪ k ə ˈ m iː d i ə /; [1] Greek: Νικομήδεια, Nikomedeia; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey.In 286, Nicomedia became the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire (chosen by the emperor Diocletian who ruled in the east), a status which the city maintained during the Tetrarchy system (293–324).
A new road was built to the port in Mersin and the city of Tarsus grew and thrived. Still today many large houses in the city stand as reminders of the wealth generated during this period. However, after 3,000 years as a flourishing port, by the end of the 19th century neglect meant Tarsus lost its access to the sea as the delta became a swamp.
In 2022, Turkey ranked second in the world in terms of the number of international contractors in the top 250 list. [328] It is also the fifth largest in the world in terms of textile exports. [329] Turkish Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world. Gulf of Antalya in Turkish Riviera. Antalya is the fourth most visited city in the ...