🏛️ Isaura Nova-Lystra
Roman city ruins in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Konya Province, central Turkey
- Founded as a Hellenistic settlement; refounded as Roman city under Augustus
- Situated on the historical road network connecting Antioch to the Aegean
- Partially excavated; remains visible include structures from Roman and Byzantine periods
Isaura Nova-Lystra is a ruined Roman city in the Isauria region of central Anatolia, now within Turkey's Konya Province. The site preserves remains from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, reflecting the strategic importance of this location along trade routes spanning centuries. Excavation work has been intermittent, and the site remains largely unexcavated, limiting comprehensive understanding of its full extent and development ...