Pessinus
Pessinous, Iustinianoupolis, Ballıhisar, Pesinunte
Pessinus is an ancient city of Phrygian origin in Ballıhisar, Eskişehir, known for the Mother Goddess cult, a Roman imperial temple and the Theatre with Steps.
Archaeological and historic sites
Ancient cities
Cities founded in antiquity whose remains can be visited.
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Phaselis
Phaselis
A 125 m paved street links two of Phaselis's three harbours; Roman aqueducts, a small theatre and Hadrian's gateway stand in the pine woods of this Lycian coast port.
Pinara
Pinara, Pinale
Pinara is a Lycian city near Minare village below Mount Babadağ in Fethiye, known for its round acropolis, hundreds of rock tombs, odeon, agora and theatre.
Pisidian Antioch
Antiochia, Col. Caesarea, Antiochia Pisidia
Pisidian Antioch (Pisidia Antiokheia) is a Seleucid-founded city near Yalvaç, Isparta, noted for its Temple of Augustus, theatre and the Basilica of St Paul.
Priene
Priene, Samson
Priene, called the Pompeii of Asia Minor, climbs the slope of Mycale with a gridded street plan, an Athena temple, a theatre and houses that preserve Hellenistic town life.
Sagalassos
Sagalassos, Σαγαλασσός
Sagalassos is a Pisidian city high in the Taurus at 1500-1700 m. Fountains, a library and a stadium turned into churches make it one of Asia Minor's best-preserved ancient cities.
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Sardis
Sardis, Sfar-, Sparda
The Lydian capital near Manisa where coinage was invented: the Temple of Artemis, the biggest synagogue of the ancient world and the huge Bin Tepe tumuli. World Heritage since 2025.
Sedir Island (Kedrai)
Kedreai, Kedrai, Kedrae, Cedrae
Sedir Island in the Gulf of Gökova holds the remains of the Carian town of Kedrai, with walls, a theatre and an agora; it is a first-degree archaeological and natural site reached by boat.
Seleucia Pieria (Çevlik)
Seleukeia Pieria, Seleucia Pieria, Hydatos Potamoi
Seleucia Pieria is an ancient Seleucid port city at Çevlik in Samandağ, Hatay, known for the Titus Tunnel and the rock tombs of Beşikli Cave.
Side
Side, Sidē, Sibdē, Selimiye
Side, a Pamphylian harbour town on a narrow peninsula near Manavgat, is known for a theatre on an artificial slope of arches and vaults, its Apollo and Athena temples and a museum in a Roman bath.
Simena Archaeological Site (Kaleköy)
Simena, Kaleköy
Simena, the Lycian town beneath today's Kaleköy on the peninsula facing Kekova Island, is known for its castle, a tiny rock-cut theatre, a necropolis and partly submerged remains.
Stratonikeia
Stratonikeia, Atriya, Khrysaoris, Idrias, Eskihisar
A Carian city near Yatağan whose ruins are reached along Ottoman paving stones past inhabited village houses: the largest gymnasium known from antiquity and a calendar carved in stone.