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🏛️ Myous-Heraclea ad Latmum

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🏛️ Myous-Heraclea ad Latmum
Hellenistic and Roman port city ruins in western Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 04:30
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Aydın Province, western Turkey, near the Aegean coast
  • Ancient dual settlement: Myous (Ionic Greek) and later Roman Heraclea ad Latmum
  • Inhabited from the 5th century BCE through the Roman Imperial period
  • Partially excavated; ruins accessible but minimal infrastructure

Myous-Heraclea ad Latmum occupies a strategic location in the Ionian region of ancient Asia Minor, at the foot ...

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