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🏛️ Dorylaion-Prusias ad Olympum

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🏛️ Dorylaion-Prusias ad Olympum
Ruins of a Hellenistic and Roman city in northwestern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 16:11
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  • Located near Eskişehir in northwestern Türkiye, approximately 39.897°N, 30.090°E
  • Founded as Dorylaion in the Hellenistic period; renamed Prusias ad Olympum under Roman rule
  • Strategically positioned on trade routes between the Aegean and Central Anatolia
  • Site encompasses remains from Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods

Dorylaion-Prusias ad Olympum was a significant urban center in ancient Phrygia, evolving from a Hellenistic foundation to a ...

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