🏛️ Physkos-Stratonikeia
Hellenistic and Roman settlement ruins in southwestern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Muğla Province, southwestern Türkiye, near the Aegean coast
- Dual settlement: originally Physkos (Hellenistic), later renamed Stratonikeia under Roman rule
- Occupied from the 4th century BCE through the Byzantine period
- Excavations conducted intermittently since the 1980s; ongoing archaeological work
Physkos-Stratonikeia represents a significant archaeological site documenting the transition from Hellenistic to Roman settlement patterns in southwestern Anatolia. The site comprises two successive urban centers established in the same location, reflecting broader patterns of renaming and reorganization that occurred across the eastern Mediterranean following Roman conquest. Substantial structural remains, including domestic quarters, fortifications, and public buildings, provide evidence of ...