🏛️ Kotiaion-Dorylaion
Remains of a Roman city in northwestern Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Eskişehir Province, northwestern Türkiye
- Historical periods: Hellenistic through Byzantine
- Primary significance: Roman provincial city on the Phrygian plateau
- Current status: Archaeological site with scattered ruins
Kotiaion-Dorylaion was a substantial urban settlement in Roman Phrygia, situated on a strategic route through the Anatolian plateau. The site preserves remains from the Hellenistic period through the Byzantine era, reflecting successive waves of occupation and cultural influence. Modern excavation and survey work has identified structural elements consistent with a provincial Roman city of regional importance ...