🏛️ Korakesion-Side
Hellenistic and Roman port ruins on Turkey's Mediterranean coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on the Lycian coast in Antalya Province, southwestern Turkey
- Dual settlement: Korakesion (Hellenistic fortress) and Side (Roman trade port)
- Occupied from the 3rd century BCE through the Byzantine period
- Accessible from the modern town of Side; portions remain underwater
Korakesion-Side comprises two overlapping ancient settlements on Turkey's Mediterranean littoral. Korakesion, built as a Hellenistic fortification, guarded the coast during the Seleucid era. Side developed as a major Roman commercial harbor, particularly during the 1st–3rd centuries CE, and housed temples, warehouses, and administrative structures. The site reflects successive occupations under Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine authorities before gradual abandonment ...