The 15 Roman baths known in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) from the first century CE.

The route and remains of the Via Sebaste Roman road from Pisidian Antioch to Lystra

This post describes the historical sites in and around the city of Tarsus.

The Cilician Gates is a mountain pass in the Taurus mountains that connects the Cilician plain to the Anatolian plateau. In pre-Roman...

Philomelium (modern Akşehir, Türkiye) was a notable Greco-Roman city in central Anatolia. It was located on the eastern border of the...

You can walk a well-preserved section of a Roman road, the Via Sebaste, located 30 km north of downtown Antalya and 3 kilometers NNE of...

A quick explanation of how scholars calculate ancient populations, and a discussion about the population of Ephesus.

A Jewish inscription at Termessos (in Pisidia, near Antalya) reads: Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἑρμαῖο δὶς Κευη τὴν σωματοθ̣ή̣κην τῆ θυγατρὶ...

Since the earthquake hit southeast Turkey in early February, I have talked with people who visited Antakya (aka Hatay, Syrian Antioch)....

Antalya is a beautiful and historical city on the Mediterranean coast in southern Turkey. If you are planning to visit, here is some...

For the last several years, when I have visited a local archaeology museum in Turkey, I often encountered, in place of prized artifacts,...

Five days ago a 7.8 earthquake leveled cities in Turkey’s southeast region. The city of Antakya (ancient Syrian Antioch) lies is ruins....

The city of Alexandria Troas was like a comet dashing through history—it appeared as a bright flash in an instant, then disappeared. The...

The hill country of Phrygia features natural beauty, Iron-age Phrygian monuments, and early Christian inscriptions. Explore the region!

Ignatius of Antioch was convicted in Antioch and then marched to his death in Rome around 115 AD. During his journey, several churches in...

The mound at Colossae has long waited to be excavated. The great news is that excavations began in 2021, led by Bariş Yener of Pammukale...

The mountainous region of eastern Turkey is nestled between the Anatolian plain, Caucasus Mountains, and Mesopotamia. Political conflicts...

Jewish people lived throughout Asia Minor during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. This is significant in its own right, and also important...