🏛️ Mopsouhestia-Issos
Ruined Roman port city in southern Turkey, site of the 333 BCE Battle of Issos
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Adana in Cilicia, southern Turkey
- Founded as a Hellenistic settlement; expanded under Roman rule
- Battle of Issos (333 BCE) fought in the vicinity — Alexander the Great defeated Darius III
- Extensively excavated but largely unexcavated; fragmentary remains visible on-site
Mopsouhestia-Issos is an archaeological site comprising remains of a Hellenistic and Roman port settlement on the Cilician coast. The site lies near Iskenderun Bay, approximately 20 kilometres northeast of Adana. Ancient sources record Mopsos as a legendary founder; the city became a significant trading post under Roman administration. Today, scattered architectural fragments and traces of fortifications mark the location ...