🏛️ Synnada-Prymnessus
Greco-Roman city ruins in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Eskişehir Province, western Anatolia, Türkiye
- Inhabited from Hellenistic period through Byzantine era
- Known for production and export of white marble (Synnadic marble)
- Lies near the Prymnessus valley; settlements merged over time
Synnada-Prymnessus was a significant Greco-Roman settlement in central Anatolia, straddling major trade routes and serving as an important commercial and administrative center. The site encompasses remains from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, reflecting successive waves of settlement and cultural influence. The city gained prominence in antiquity partly through the exploitation and export of distinctive white marble quarried in the surrounding region ...