🏛️ Colonia Archelais-Tyana
Roman colonial settlement in Cappadocia, central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near modern Kemerhisar in Niğde Province, Türkiye
- Founded as a Roman colonia by the emperor Augustus
- Occupied from the 1st century BCE through the Byzantine period
- Situated on a major trade route between the Mediterranean and Central Asia
Colonia Archelais-Tyana was a Roman settlement established in Cappadocia during the reign of Augustus, incorporating the earlier Hellenistic ...