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🏛️ Iconium-Colonia Archelais

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🏛️ Iconium-Colonia Archelais
Roman colonial settlement in central Anatolia, modern Konya region


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 12:26
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near modern Konya in central Turkey (Anatolia)
  • Founded as a Roman colony under Emperor Archelaus in the 1st century CE
  • Served as a major administrative and commercial hub on trade routes
  • Remains largely unexcavated; scattered archaeological material visible in the landscape

Iconium-Colonia Archelais was a Roman colonial settlement established in central Anatolia during the early Imperial period. Founded under ...

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