🏛️ Tyana-Caesarea Mazaka
Ruins of a Roman provincial city in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Kemerhisar village, Niğde Province, central Turkey
- Major Roman city and provincial capital under the Cappadocian Kingdom, later annexed by Rome
- Known as Caesarea Mazaka after Romanization, renamed Eusebeia in the Byzantine period
- Coordinates: 38.054599°N, 34.787016°E
Tyana-Caesarea Mazaka was one of the most significant urban centres in Roman Cappadocia, serving as a crucial administrative and commercial hub on trade routes connecting the eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia. The site preserves scattered remains of Roman-period structures, including sections of fortification walls, domestic buildings, and ceremonial areas. Modern excavations and surveys have documented the city's long occupation spanning from the Hellenistic period through the Byzantine ...