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🏛️ Sardis-Temenouthyrai

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🏛️ Sardis-Temenouthyrai
Ancient Roman city ruins in western Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 20:21
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Sart in İzmir Province, western Türkiye
  • Capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, later a major Roman provincial center
  • Site occupied from c. 1200 BCE through Byzantine period
  • Extensive excavations conducted primarily by Cornell University (1958–2011 and resumed 2015–present)

Sardis-Temenouthyrai is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Anatolia, preserving remains of a city that served ...

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