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🏛️ Ankyra-Colonia Archelais

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🏛️ Ankyra-Colonia Archelais
Roman colonial settlement in central Anatolia


🕐 1 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 22:50
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Ankara, Turkey, in central Anatolia
  • Period: Founded as a Roman colony in the 1st century BCE under Augustus
  • Status: Archaeological site; remains visible but largely unexcavated
  • Access: Open-air ruins; limited infrastructure or formal visitor facilities

Ankyra-Colonia Archelais was established as a Roman settlement in central Anatolia during the reign of Augustus, likely in ...

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