🏛️ Soloi Pompeiopolis-Elaiussa Sebaste
Dual Hellenistic-Roman port cities on the Cilician coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Mersin Province, southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast
- Period: Hellenistic (3rd century BCE) through Roman Imperial (1st–3rd centuries CE)
- UNESCO Status: Part of the Tentative List as "Ancient Cilicia"
- Access: Open-air archaeological site; free entry, minimal facilities
Soloi Pompeiopolis and Elaiussa Sebaste are two interconnected Greco-Roman coastal settlements in Cilicia that flourished as maritime trading ...