Ankara

• Ankara is the capital city of Turkey located on the Ankara river and is located in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey.
• After the Galatian War (189 BCE) it became part of the Roman Empire, and after 25 BCE, Ancyra became the capital of the Roman Province of Galatia.

Roman Sites

• The Roman Baths of Ankara.
  • The Baths date to Domitian (81-96 CE) and were in use for 500 years. Only the foundations are visible.
  • The Site is open to the public as an open air museum.
• The Temple of Augustus and Rome.
  • Built c. 25 BCE, only the side walls and the door frame are still standing.
  • The Ruin holds an inscription called the ‘Monumentum Ancyrum’ which displays a copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, relating the achievements of Augustus.

Museums

• Museum of Anatolian Civilisations
  • Gozcu Street No:2, Ulus, Ankara.
  • The museum holds Finds from the Hittite, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods.

Roman Roads

• Roads radiated out from Ankara to:
  • Ankara – Tarsus–Antioch
  • Ankara – Nicomedia–Byzantium
  • Ankara – Satala (The Silk Road)
  • Ankara – Ephesus

Temple of Augustus, Ankara