🏛️ Stratonikeia-Mylasa
Dual Carian city ruins with Roman and Hellenistic remains
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Western Turkey, Muğla Province, near Milas
- Period: Hellenistic to Roman (4th century BCE–5th century CE)
- Key features: Theater, odeon, temple, residential quarters, fortification walls
- Access: Partially excavated; open-air site with seasonal visitation
Stratonikeia-Mylasa comprises the overlapping ruins of two ancient Carian cities in southwestern Anatolia. Stratonikeia was founded in the 3rd century BCE and named after Stratonice, wife of Seleucid king Antiochus II, while Mylasa (modern Milas) was an older settlement with roots extending to the classical period. The site reveals layers of Hellenistic urban planning, Roman administration, and Byzantine occupation across its hillside terrain ...