🏛️ Antioch ad Maeandrum-Laodicea ad Lycum
Hellenistic-Roman city ruins in western Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Denizli Province, southwestern Türkiye, near the Lycus River valley
- Founded in the 3rd century BCE as a Seleucid settlement; later became a major Roman city
- Extensive archaeological remains including theatre, agora, temple foundations, and residential quarters
- Site remains largely unexcavated; accessible but without formal visitor facilities
Antioch ad Maeandrum, also known as Laodicea ad Lycum, was a significant Hellenistic and Roman urban centre positioned at the confluence of the Maeander (Menderes) and Lycus (Çürüksu) rivers in the fertile valley of Lydia. The city was established by the Seleucid dynasty in the 3rd century BCE and flourished under Roman administration as part of the province of Asia, serving as a regional administrative and commercial hub. Today the site preserves substantial structural remains that document ...