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🏛️ Heraclea ad Latmum

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🏛️ Heraclea ad Latmum
Ruins of a Roman port city on the Aegean coast of Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 12:46
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Milet in southwestern Turkey, on the site of ancient Latmos
  • Founded as a Hellenistic city, later incorporated into the Roman Empire
  • Accessible by road from the town of Kapıkırı, approximately 40 km south of Söke
  • Ruins include city walls, temple foundations, and residential structures dating primarily to the Hellenistic and Roman periods

Heraclea ad Latmum was an ancient city built on the Aegean coast of what is now Turkey, positioned ...

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