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🏛️ Nicomedia-Nicaea

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🏛️ Nicomedia-Nicaea
Ancient Roman city on the Sea of Marmara, northwestern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 11:21
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Izmit, northwestern Turkey, on the eastern shore of the Sea of Marmara
  • Founded as a Greek colony; became a major Roman and Byzantine city
  • Once served as a provincial capital under the Roman Empire
  • Largely submerged beneath modern Izmit; limited visible archaeological remains

Nicomedia was a significant urban center in Bithynia during the Roman period, established on a natural harbor that ...

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