Nicopolis (Cilicia)
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.027, 36.633
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: inland town in the extreme east of ancient Cilicia
History
Nicopolis or Nikopolis was an inland town in the extreme east of ancient Cilicia, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. It was founded near the site of the Battle of Issus, and is mentioned by numerous ancient writers.