🏛️ Cyrrus-Zeugma
Submerged Roman city on the Euphrates River
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- Located in southeastern Türkiye, near the Syrian border on the Euphrates River
- Hellenistic city (3rd century BCE) that became a major Roman military and trade hub
- Submerged since 2000 by the Birecik Dam reservoir
- UNESCO-listed site; underwater archaeological work conducted before inundation
Cyrrus-Zeugma was a substantial Hellenistic and Roman settlement strategically positioned on the Euphrates River in what is now southern Türkiye. The city served as a crucial point for military defense, trade, and cultural exchange between the Roman Empire and the East. Following construction of the Birecik Dam, the ancient city was permanently submerged beneath the reservoir's waters in 2000, halting terrestrial archaeological investigation ...