🏛️ Ankyra-Iuliupolis
Roman settlement ruins in central Anatolia
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- Located near Ankara, Turkey, at coordinates 40.106844°N, 31.709027°E
- Roman settlement dating to the imperial period, founded as Iuliupolis
- Named after Julius Caesar; merged identity with earlier Phrygian settlement Ankyra
- Remains consist of scattered archaeological features with limited visible structures
Ankyra-Iuliupolis represents a layered settlement history spanning Phrygian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods in central Anatolia. The site reflects Roman colonization practices, whereby settlements were refounded and renamed under imperial patronage. Archaeological evidence indicates occupation from antiquity through the Byzantine era, though above-ground remains are fragmentary ...