🏛️ Nicomedia-Nicaea
Ruins of two major Roman cities in northwestern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Bithynia, northwestern Anatolia, near modern Izmit and Iznik
- Nicomedia founded circa 712 BCE; Nicaea established 316 BCE
- Both served as Roman provincial capitals and early Christian centers
- Substantial ruins and archaeological material remain, though largely unexcavated
Nicomedia and Nicaea represent two of the most significant urban centers of Bithynia during the Hellenistic and Roman ...