Zeugma
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 300 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.059, 37.866
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Commagene, in modern-day Turkey
History
Zeugma was an ancient Hellenistic era Greek and then Roman city of Commagene; located in modern Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It was named for the bridge of boats, or zeugma, that crossed the Euphrates at that location. Zeugma Mosaic Museum contains mosaics from the site, and is one of the largest mosaic museums in the world.