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Multi-periodSite Name: Pompeiopolis Alternative Name: Soloi, Soli
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Mersin  Nearest Village: Viranşehir
Latitude: 36.742882N  Longitude: 34.539415E
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Pompeiopolis submitted by dodomad : Archaeologists reach inner walls in site of ancient Greek poet’s tomb in Turkey’s south Photo Credit: Dokuz Eylül University (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient city founded about 700 BCE as Soloi 11 km west of Mersin and renamed by the Roman general after the defeat of local pirates. Only a few columns from this period are left.

A Soloi / Pompeiopolis archaeopark is to open following excavations dating back 2-3000 years. Also in Turkey: Mycenaean artifacts found in Bodrum

Previous news: A 2,600-year-old temple has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Soloi Pompeiopolis in the southern province of Mersin, Turkey - see comments below for details.

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Pompeiopolis submitted by Flickr : Pompeipolis(Roman Port),Soli-Turkey Image copyright: --ENG-- (ENG), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pompeiopolis
Pompeiopolis submitted by Flickr : Ancient city founded about 700 BCE as Soloi 11 Km West of Mersin and renamed by the Roman general after the defeat of local pirates. Image copyright: --ENG-- (ENG), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pompeiopolis submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of the columns from "Syria", an account of French archaeologists, via archive.org Site in Turkey (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pompeiopolis submitted by Flickr : Ancient city founded about 700 BCE as Soloi 11 Km West of Mersin and renamed by the Roman general after the defeat of local pirates. Image copyright: --ENG-- (ENG), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pompeiopolis submitted by Flickr : Soli - Pompeiopolis a historical city dating back to B.C. 2000. Now, the ruins of ancient city is surrounded by newly developed buildings and roads info Image copyright: Engin Noyan (engin noyan), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Archaeologists reach inner walls in site of ancient Greek poet’s tomb in Turkey by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 12 August 2020
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Excavation teams have reached the inner walls of a memorial tomb of the ancient Greek didactic poet Aratus in the Mediterranean province of Mersin’s Mezitli district.

The archaeologists, led by academic Remzi Yağcı from Dokuz Eylül University, have been carrying out excavations to unearth the memorial tomb of the Hellenic-era astronomer and poet in what was then called Soli.

Having reached the inner walls on the sixth day of the works, the team is determined to unearth entirely the tomb of Aratus and whatever there is left of Soli ancient city.

The ruins are perched amid Mezitli’s high-rise buildings and abuts a main avenue that connects the provinces of Mersin and Antalya.

Yağcı said the tomb also lies 150 meters from the ancient column-lined avenue at the site.

He added that the team was unearthing pieces one relic at a time, hence, why they don’t know what exactly they are dealing with and how its shape will turn out to be.

Deniz Kaplan, an academic from Mersin University’s archaeology department, said he was thrilled by the findings.

“We’re still at the start of things. But we’ve encountered a circular structure surrounded by two rows of hexagonal shapes. The shapes, however, can change the more the digs continue and become clearer. We can say clearer things in the future,” he said.

The team previously unearthed many glorious artifacts from thousands of years ago, including statues of gods, streets lined by columns with busts of emperors and senior managers, a theater and a Roman Turkish bath, as well as the city’s harbor and aqueduct.

The columns were largely damaged in an earthquake many years ago, but what remains of them are standing sturdy and still.

Source: Hürriyet Daily News.
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Ancient temple found in Pompeiopolis, Turkey by davidmorgan on Friday, 19 August 2016
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A 2,600-year-old temple has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Soli Pompeiopolis in the southern province of Mersin.

This season marks the 18th year of excavations at 3,000-year-old Soli Pompeiopolis, one of the most important coastal towns in the Roman era.

The head of the excavations, 9 Eylül University Museum Department Prof. Remzi Yağcı, said they found a structure in the ancient city and estimated that it was a temple from 2,600 years ago.

Stating that the ancient city was home to important treasures of Cilician history, Yağcı said, “Wherever you dig, you find rich artifacts from the Roman and Byzantine periods. Last year we found the stone pieces as well as rectangle structure [of the temple]. This year we brought this structure to light and we believe that it is an archaic temple that served in the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. Excavations also unearthed ceramic pieces, kitchen tools and pitchers from the Geometric period to the Byzantine period.”

This year’s excavations have been carried out in the ancient city with a team of 70 people, including archaeologists, restorers, survey engineers and students.

The team’s goal is to unearth the Colonization period in the ancient city.

Source: Hürriyet
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Soli Pompeiopolis archaeopark to open by davidmorgan on Monday, 05 August 2013
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Neolithic and Hellenistic findings at the Soli Pompeiopolis will be displayed in an archaeopark. Professor Remzi Yağcı, who conducted the excavations, says the city dates back 2,000 to 3,000 years.

The ancient city of Soli Pompeiopolis in Mersin will have a new archaeopark. Professor Remzi Yağcı, who conducted the excavations in the coastal town Soli Pompeiopolis – which dates back 2,000 to 3,000 years – in the Aegean province of Mersin, said they were slanted toward reintegration of the historical area as an archaeopark for international tourism due to great Neolithic, Hellenistic and Roman findings.

Yağcı, Dokuz Eylül University, told Doğan news agency that the excavations – conducted by a team of 37 archaeologists – at Sütunlu Street and the Soli tumulus were in their final phase. The archaeologists have started to excavate soil for analysis, starting with the procedure of tagging ceramic pieces, stones and coins.

Yağcı said the 14th stage of excavation was underway and emphasized their main aim was to reconstruct the ancient Roman city of Soli Pompeiopolis, founded in 65-66 B.C. and located 10 kilometers from Mersin in the district of Mezitli, which was destroyed by an earthquake in the first part of the sixth century.

“Fourteen columns have been restored in Sütunlu Street since 1999. We are working on different archaeological areas for new restorations,” said Yağcı, adding that the street had an important role for archaeological findings such as Roman shops. He underlined that the African and Phocaea ceramics were reflected in Byzantine social and commercial life.

“We would like to open a museum in Soli Pompeiopolis, where many civilizations existed throughout history.” Yağcı added that Pompeiopolis had captivated tourists and Mersin locals already.

“This coastal town shows us how Mersin had a very rich culture in past. The purpose of the excavations is to hand down the past to future generations and to create a historical awareness. We are planning to open an open museum in Pompeiopolis at the end of the archaeological excavations, which will look like an archaeopark. We hope the museum will be put into practice in medium term.” Yağcı added.

Soli: City of Pirates

The ancient city of Soli Pompoeipolis, which is located 11 kilometers southwest of Mersin, is a must-see destination. Hosting a variety of civilizations such as pirate colonies, Alexander the Great, the Slevki Empire and Ottoman Empire; Soli Pompeiopolis is a large archaeological site situated in the city center.

With the permission of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, Commander Pompey launched a major expedition against pirates. In his expedition to Mersin’s shores, Pompey destroyed the pirate shelters. However, he showed tolerance to the apologizing pirates and declared Soli as the “city of pardoned pirates.”

Since then, the city is known as Pompeiopolis. So far, only 40 of the giant pillars, which were estimated to be 200 originally, have been found.

Soli, which is surrounded by large residential areas now, became a busy port during Byzantine times. However, after an earthquake known as “Grand Antakya Earthquake” in 528, which is thought to have been very violent, the city was destroyed to a great extent.

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