🏛️ Legio-Ptolemais
Roman legionary fortress and Hellenistic port city on the Levantine coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Acre (Akko), northern Israel, Mediterranean coast
- Roman period: 1st–7th centuries CE, military and civilian occupation
- Key function: Legionary fortress of Legio VI Ferrata (1st–5th centuries)
- Earlier phase: Hellenistic port city of Ptolemais (4th–1st centuries BCE)
Legio-Ptolemais is an archaeological site incorporating the remains of two successive ancient cities on Israel's northern coast. The ...