🏛️ Alexandria ad Issum-Baiae
Remains of a Hellenistic-Roman settlement in southern Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Hatay Province, southern Türkiye, near the Syrian border
- Founded by Hellenistic settlers; later Roman military and trade outpost
- Archaeological site with limited visible structures; largely unexcavated
- Access may require local permission; region has periodic security advisories
Alexandria ad Issum-Baiae was a minor Hellenistic settlement established in antiquity, situated in the eastern Mediterranean coastal region of what is now Hatay Province, Türkiye. The site occupies territory near ancient Issus, historically significant as the location of a major battle between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire in 333 BCE. Under Roman rule, the settlement functioned as a small garrison and commercial post linking Mediterranean trade networks ...