🏛️ Nicopolis-Satala
Ruins of a Roman military settlement in northeastern Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Rize Province, northeastern Türkiye, near the Black Sea coast
- Established as a Roman fortress city in the 1st century CE under Emperor Trajan
- Served as a strategic military outpost controlling the Pontic frontier
- Partially excavated; remains include fortification walls, barracks, and administrative structures
Nicopolis-Satala was a Roman military settlement founded in 72 CE by Emperor Trajan in the mountainous region of ...