Soli Pompeiopolis

Soloi

Türkiye · Mersin

Ancient cityExcavation ongoing
Approximate periodNeolithic, Bronze Age, Archaic, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine See on the map ↓

In brief

Excavations in Mezitli are being conducted at Soli Höyük and in different parts of the Roman-period port city. Marble statues and sculpture groups have been found during excavations of the colonnaded street.

What was found?

  • 1Colonnaded street

    These are the remains of a monumental street from the Roman period. They are among the principal pieces of evidence for the city's architectural layout during the Roman period.

  • 2Archaic megaron

    This is an Archaic-period building uncovered during excavations. It documents construction in the city before the Roman period.

  • 3Ancient harbor remains

    These are the remains of the harbor that connected the city to the sea. They are tangible traces of Soli Pompeiopolis's identity as a port city.

  • 4Stamped amphora handles

    These are stamped handles from transport vessels that allow different production centers to be identified. Examples originating from Rhodos and Cyprus stand out among those examined.

What does it point to?

The harbor and amphora stamps show the city's trade links with centers in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean. The Archaic building and Roman street reveal the settlement's changing architecture across different periods.

What did it teach us?

  1. The Archaic megaron documented construction in the city before the Roman period.
  2. Research on amphora stamps revealed trade connections with Cyprus and the Aegean islands.
  3. According to the research, the amphora finds showed that Rhodos became prominent in trade connections over time.

Images

Pompeiopolis (Mezitli) 09.1987 Säulenstraße
Volker Höhfeld · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Soli Pompeiopolis 20141116 07
Vassia Atanassova – Spiritia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Record

Culture
Ancient Cilician, Greek, Roman and Byzantine
First modern dig
1999
Team / historical
Remzi Yağcı / Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Coordinates
36.7419°, 34.5400°

Sources

  1. basin.ktb.gov.tr
  2. dis.mersin.edu.tr
  3. kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr
  4. en.wikipedia.org
  5. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi — Soli Pompeiopolis mühürlü amphora kulpları tezi

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