🏛️ Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis
Dual-named Roman city ruins on the Black Sea coast of northern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Kastamonu Province, northern Türkiye, on the Black Sea coast
- Ancient dual names reflect Pompeian settlement (Pompeiopolis) and later Roman administrative renaming (Neoclaudiopolis)
- Founded in the Hellenistic period; developed as a trade port under Roman rule
- Site remains largely unexcavated; accessible ruins include defensive walls and scattered structural remains
Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis represents a layered settlement history spanning Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods along Türkiye's Black Sea littoral. The site preserves evidence of a strategic port city that served regional trade and administrative functions. Its dual nomenclature—Pompeiopolis denoting Pompeian settlement and Neoclaudiopolis reflecting Roman reorganization—documents shifts in political authority and urban identity across centuries ...