🏛️ Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis
Dual-named Roman city ruins on the Black Sea coast of northern Türkiye
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- Located in Kastamonu Province, northern Türkiye, on the Black Sea coast
- Ancient dual names reflect Pompeian settlement (Pompeiopolis) and later Roman administrative renaming (Neoclaudiopolis)
- Founded in the Hellenistic period; developed as a trade port under Roman rule
- Site remains largely unexcavated; accessible ruins include defensive walls and scattered structural remains
Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis represents a layered settlement history spanning Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods along Türkiye's Black Sea littoral. The ...