Metropolis Antik Kenti

Also known as: Metropol, Metropol (antik şəhər), Metropolis, Metropolis (Anatolia), Metropolis (Anatolie), Metropolis (antik kent), Metròpolis de Lídia, Metropolis in Ionien, Mint of Metropolis, Метрополь, Метрополь (Анатолия), Метрополь (древний город)

Metropolis is an ancient city in western Turkey near Yeniköy village, approximately 40 km SE of İzmir. Occupation at Bademgediği Tepe dates back to the Neolithic period [1]. In the Late Bronze Age, the city was known as Puranda under the Hittites [1]. Excavations have revealed a theatre, bouleuterion, stoa, latrina, bath-gymnasium complex, and houses with atrium and peristyle, representing Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods [1].

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryTürkiye
Coordinates38.1249° N, 27.3259° E

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