🏛️ Korykos-Diokaisareia Olba
Ruined Roman port city on the Cilician coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Mersin Province, southern Türkiye, on the Mediterranean coast
- Period: Hellenistic through Byzantine, with major Roman development under the Seleucids and later Roman rule
- Notable features: Tower tomb, harbor structures, temple ruins, fortification walls
- Access: Open-air archaeological site; no formal admission fee or fixed hours
Korykos-Diokaisareia Olba is a sprawling archaeological complex located on the Cilician coast of southern Türkiye, comprising the ruins of three ancient settlements that developed over successive Hellenistic and Roman periods. The site reflects centuries of maritime trade, military strategy, and urban development along a strategically important stretch of the Mediterranean. Today it remains largely unexcavated and open to exploration, though erosion and development pressure pose ongoing ...