🏛️ Heraclea ad Latmum
Ruined Hellenistic and Roman city on Turkey's Aegean coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near modern Kapıkırı village in Milas district, Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey
- Founded as a Hellenistic settlement in the 4th century BCE; later occupied and developed under Roman rule
- Situated on the former shore of the Latmos Gulf, now silted and largely landlocked
- Contains remains of city walls, a theatre, and various residential structures across multiple periods
Heraclea ad Latmum was an ancient port city founded in the Hellenistic period and subsequently developed during the ...