🏛️ Iconium-Pappatiberiopolis
Ancient Phrygian and Roman city in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Modern location: Konya, Türkiye (central Anatolia)
- Historical periods: Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine
- Known as Iconium under Roman rule; Pappatiberiopolis in later periods
- Coordinates: 37.908168, 31.956307
Iconium was a major city in Roman Anatolia and the capital of the Roman province of Lycaonia. The site occupied a strategic position on trade routes connecting the Mediterranean to the interior of Asia Minor. Under Roman administration, it became an important administrative and commercial hub, later serving as a significant early Christian center ...