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🏛️ Zephyrion-Soloi Pompeiopolis

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🏛️ Zephyrion-Soloi Pompeiopolis
Greco-Roman ruins on the Cilician coast


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 18:06
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  • Located near Mersin in southern Türkiye, on the Mediterranean coast
  • Founded as Soloi in the 7th century BCE by Greek colonists; renamed Pompeiopolis under Roman rule
  • Archaeological site with remains of Greek temples, Roman structures, and Byzantine fortifications
  • Partially submerged due to coastal erosion and rising sea levels

Zephyrion-Soloi Pompeiopolis stands as a multilayered archaeological site on the Cilician coast of southern Türkiye, near modern Mersin ...

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