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