🏛️ Perge
Greco-Roman city ruins in Pamphylia, southern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Antalya Province, near the modern town of Aksu, approximately 18 km east of Antalya city
- Founded in the Hellenistic period; flourished under Roman rule from the 1st century BCE onwards
- Major Pamphylian port city and commercial center on the Mediterranean coast
- Extensively excavated since the 1940s; remains one of Türkiye's most significant Roman archaeological sites
Perge was a principal urban settlement of ancient Pamphylia, a region in southern Anatolia. The city developed from Hellenistic foundations but reached its zenith during the Roman Imperial period, particularly under the rule of the Julio-Claudian and subsequent dynasties. The site reveals a planned urban layout typical of Roman provincial cities, with monumental architecture, defensive walls, and infrastructure serving a population engaged in maritime trade and agricultural commerce ...