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🏛️ Sardis-Thyateira

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🏛️ Sardis-Thyateira
Hellenistic and Roman city ruins in western Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 20:20
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  • Located in Manisa Province, western Türkiye, near the town of Akhisar
  • Ancient capital of the kingdom of Lydia, later a major Roman city
  • One of the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the New Testament (Revelation 3:1–6)
  • Accessible as an archaeological site with partial excavations and visible remains

Sardis-Thyateira is a multi-period archaeological site in western Anatolia that preserves layers of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine settlement ...

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