🏛️ Zeugma
Greco-Roman city submerged beneath the Euphrates
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border on the Euphrates River
- Period: Founded 3rd century BCE; flourished under Roman rule (64 BCE–260 CE)
- Status: Largely submerged since 2000 following the Birecik Dam construction
- Significance: One of the richest sources of Roman mosaics recovered in modern archaeology
Zeugma was a substantial Greco-Roman city strategically positioned on the Euphrates River in what is now southeastern Turkey ...