🏛️ Ankyra-Caesarea Mazaka
Ancient Roman city in central Anatolia, now Ankara
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Central Anatolia, modern-day Ankara, Türkiye (39.295591°N, 34.124585°E)
- Founded: Phrygian settlement; refounded as Caesarea Mazaka by Cappadocian rulers; renamed Ankyra under Roman rule
- Roman period: Became capital of the Roman province of Galatia circa 25 BCE
- Significance: Monumental Altar of Rome and Augustus (15 BCE) attests to imperial cult status
Ankyra-Caesarea Mazaka was a major settlement in central Anatolia that rose to prominence during the Hellenistic and Roman ...