🏛️ Amorion-Laodicea Katakekaumene Combusta
Byzantine fortress city and Roman-era settlement in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Afyonkarahisar Province, central Turkey, near the town of Emirdağ
- Major Byzantine military stronghold from the 8th–11th centuries
- Site encompasses both Hellenistic-Roman and Byzantine occupation layers
- Partially excavated; designated as a protected archaeological zone
Amorion was one of the most important fortress cities of the Byzantine Empire, strategically positioned on the frontier ...