🏛️ Castabala-Nicopolis
Ruined Roman city in southern Cilicia, Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Adana Province, southern Türkiye, near the Ceyhan River
- Founded as a Hellenistic settlement; expanded under Roman rule from the 1st century CE
- Named Nicopolis by local ruler Archelaus I; later known as Castabala
- Remains largely unexcavated; accessible but undeveloped as a archaeological site
Castabala-Nicopolis is a fragmentary archaeological site in the Cilician plain of southern Türkiye, representing the merged remains of two ancient settlements. The site was originally a Hellenistic city that was reorganized and renamed Nicopolis (City of Victory) by the Cappadocian client king Archelaus I in the 1st century CE. Under Roman administration, it served as a minor urban and commercial centre until Late Antiquity ...