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🏛️ Prusias ad Olympum-Apamea

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🏛️ Prusias ad Olympum-Apamea
Roman-era ruins in northwestern Türkiye, near the Sea of Marmara


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 01:40
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Bursa Province, northwestern Türkiye, near modern Mudanya
  • Founded as Prusias in the 2nd century BCE; renamed Apamea under Roman rule
  • Served as a port city and administrative centre during the Roman Empire
  • Archaeological remains include urban structures, harbour installations, and inscriptions

Prusias ad Olympum, later called Apamea, was an ancient city established in the Hellenistic period and developed as ...

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