🏛️ Nicaea-Juliopolis
Ancient Roman city ruins in northwestern Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Iznik, Bursa Province, northwestern Türkiye
- Founded as Nicaea in the 4th century BCE by Macedonian settlers
- Renamed Juliopolis under Roman Emperor Augustus
- Site of the First Ecumenical Council (325 CE), a foundational Christian theological gathering
Nicaea-Juliopolis occupies the site of modern-day Iznik in Bursa Province, overlooking Lake Iznik (ancient Lake Ascania). The city ...