Silifke

• Silifke is a town located 79 miles (127km) west of Tarsus in the Mersin Province of southern Turkey.
• It was known to the Romans as Seleucia ad Calycadnum and was located in the Province of Cilicia.

Roman Sites

• Silifke Roman Bridge (c.79 CE)
• Tekfur Ambari Water Cistern  (Byzantine)

Museums

• Silifke Museum
  • Located in Tasucu yolu, Silifke.
  • The museum holds column headings and sarcophagii in the outside grounds, while inside are statues and a collection of 5th century BCE coins from the Hellenistic period.

Roman Roads

• Western coastal road:
  • Byzantium–Chalcedon–Nicomedia–Cyzicus–Pergamon–Smyrna–Ephesus-Miletus-Myra-Attalia-Seleucia ad Calycadnum
• Southern coastal road:
  • Seleucia ad Calycadnum-Tarsus–Mopsuestia–Antioch (Syria)