🏛️ Caesarea Germanice-Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Ruined Roman city in northwestern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Gönen, Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey
- Roman period: Founded or refounded under Emperor Germanicus (1st century CE)
- Current status: Archaeological site with scattered ruins
- Ancient name: Apollonia ad Rhyndacum (renamed Caesarea Germanice)
Caesarea Germanice-Apollonia ad Rhyndacum was a Roman city in Mysia, in the northwestern region of what is now Turkey. The site preserves remains from the classical and Roman periods, though substantial portions lie beneath modern settlement and agricultural land. The city was an important regional center during the early Roman Imperial period ...