🏛️ Nicomedia-Nicaea
Ancient Roman city ruins in northwestern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Izmit, Kocaeli Province, northwestern Türkiye
- Founded as Nicomedia circa 712 BCE by Megaran colonists; renamed Nicaea under Roman rule
- Served as capital of Bithynia and later as a major Byzantine city
- First Council of Nicaea (325 CE) convened here, establishing core Christian doctrine
Nicomedia-Nicaea represents one of the most historically significant urban centers of the ancient Mediterranean world, though today its ...