🏛️ Caesarea Germanice-Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Ruined Roman city on the Rhyndacus River in northwestern Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Bursa Province, northwestern Turkey, near the modern village of Karacabey
- Founded as Apollonia; renamed Caesarea Germanice under Roman rule
- Situated on the Rhyndacus (Inegöl) River in ancient Bithynia
- Archaeological remains span Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods
Caesarea Germanice-Apollonia ad Rhyndacum was a significant urban settlement in ancient Bithynia, a kingdom and later Roman province in northwestern Anatolia. Originally established as Apollonia, the city was renamed Caesarea Germanice, likely during the reign of the Roman emperor Germanicus or in honor of the imperial title. The site lies on the Rhyndacus River valley, a strategic location that facilitated trade and agricultural development in the region ...