🏛️ Anazarbos-Mopsouhestia
Ruined Roman and Byzantine city in southern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Cilicia region, near modern Ayas in Adana Province, southern Turkey
- Major Roman and Byzantine urban centre from 1st century CE onwards
- Extensive ruins include theatre, acropolis, fortifications, and scattered structural remains
- Site largely unexcavated; access varies with local conditions
Anazarbos, also known as Mopsouhestia in classical texts, was a substantial city in the Roman province of Cilicia. Founded or refounded in the Hellenistic period, it flourished as a major urban and commercial centre under Roman rule, particularly during the Imperial period. The site remained occupied through the Byzantine era before eventual decline following Arab raids and political shifts in the eastern Mediterranean ...