🏛️ Apameia Kelainai-Amorium
Multi-period settlement straddling Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras in Phrygia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in western Anatolia near modern Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province
- Founded as Kelainai by Lydians; renamed Apameia under Hellenistic rule
- Served as major trade hub on routes between Ephesus and the interior
- Substantially excavated since 1960s; ongoing research by multiple institutions
Apameia Kelainai-Amorium represents a layered settlement occupying the same strategic location across nearly 2,500 years. The site, situated ...