🏛️ Zephyrion-Soloi Pompeiopolis
Greco-Roman ruins on the Cilician coast
📌 Fast Facts
- 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 ...