🏛️ Iconium-Ankyra
Ancient Roman city ruins in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in modern Ankara, Türkiye at 38.307777°N, 32.868609°E
- Founded as Phrygian settlement; became Roman provincial capital under Augustus
- Known as Ancyra in Roman sources; Iconium refers to earlier Phrygian period
- Partially preserved ruins visible in Ankara's city centre and museum collections
Iconium-Ankyra represents the layered urban history of Anatolia, encompassing Phrygian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. The site lies beneath ...