Zeugma Belkis Antik Kent
Zeugma Belkis Antik Kent
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Erhan Yildirim
Türkiye2,412 contributions
Aug 2020
Zeugma is a city established on the west bank of the Fırat River, an ancient and historical settlement.It lies in the center of the northern part of the area called today the fertile crescent.
It is also located on the north side of the Mesopotamia region, meaning places between 2 sacred rivers(Euphrates-Tigris).
It is one of the 3 important crossing points on the Euphrates river in ancient times.(samosata-zeugma-tomisa)again in ancient times, it occupied an important position among the regions of Cappadocia, orontes, Armenia, persian and Syria.Zeugma ancient city was an important city and trade base of the Seleucids, Romans and Commagene Kingdom.the historical city of Zeugma was the customs point of the Silk Road.historical sources say that Alexander the Great used the bridge that was built in the city of zeugma when he went on an Eastern expedition.
archaeological excavations in the ancient city of zeugma lead to the first settlement of the city back to the early Bronze Age.(Belkıs Hill).the most important periods of the city are between 300 BC and 251AD. 3 great kingdoms founded by their commanders after the death of Alexander the Great take place in history.(Seleucid -Ptolemaic-Antigonid ).the Seleucid nikator, who gave this name to the ancient city of seleucia, was the founding emperor of the Seleucids.in 300 BC, he founded the city of Seleucia in his name on the western side of the Euphrates at the skirt of the Belkis Hill, the city of Apameia, which he named after his wife on the eastern side of the Euphrates. In 64 BC, when the Romans conquered the ancient city, they named the cities of Selevkia and Apamie in ancient Greek the name of bridge and crossing The zeugma. Some sources say that the population of this place was around 100,000, with 2 legions settling here during the Roman period. The presence of 2 legions here in the Roman period has been revealed in archaeological excavations. Legio X Fretensis and Legio IIII Scythica legions settled here. The mosaics that decorate the rooms of villas built by Roman generals, high-level bureaucrats and wealthy people are exhibited in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which is one of the few mosaic museums in the world today. Roman conquered Zeugma, for about 33 years(BC 64-31), it gave control to Commagene, an ancient small kingdom whose capital was samosata. zeugma becomes one of the important cities of the kingdom of Commagene. In ancient times, the kingdom of commagene served as a buffer between east and west ,romans and Parthian. the stelae of King antiochus's handshake with the gods Heracles and Apollo found in the Museum of zeugma are the greatest evidence of this. The zeugma witnessed one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history and between the Roman and Parthian Empires. (The Battle of Carrhae BC 53) Crassus, the richest commander of the Roman empire and one of the members of the First Triumvirate of the Roman empire (Marcus Licinius Crassus, Pompeius Magnus, Julius Caesar) in 55 BC, he set out with his troops to capture the region of Mesopotamia .when he arrived at the Bank of zeugma ,the soldiers crossed the Euphrates river because of the storm, rain and the heavy flowing river, the soldiers were very tired and had losses. general crassus continued eastward with her tired and exhausted soldiers. Party soldiers, one third of them in number, inflicted great losses on Rome with their knowledge of geography and various war tricks. The richest General of Rome was killed by melting gold in his throat at the end of the war. the existence of the city of zeugma ends completely when it was captured by the Sassanid king, Shapur I, in 256 AD. Ancient city never go back to his good old days, zeugma. before the birecik dam (2000), built on the Euphrates river, was completed, the whole world mobilized, and the wonderful mosaics and archaeological artifacts in the ancient city of zeugma were saved.today it is exhibited in Zeugma Museum in gaziantep province.it can be seen in the Belkis zeugma open-air museum as part of the ancient city of zeugma, which was established around Belkis Hill(blank of Euphrates).
It is also located on the north side of the Mesopotamia region, meaning places between 2 sacred rivers(Euphrates-Tigris).
It is one of the 3 important crossing points on the Euphrates river in ancient times.(samosata-zeugma-tomisa)again in ancient times, it occupied an important position among the regions of Cappadocia, orontes, Armenia, persian and Syria.Zeugma ancient city was an important city and trade base of the Seleucids, Romans and Commagene Kingdom.the historical city of Zeugma was the customs point of the Silk Road.historical sources say that Alexander the Great used the bridge that was built in the city of zeugma when he went on an Eastern expedition.
archaeological excavations in the ancient city of zeugma lead to the first settlement of the city back to the early Bronze Age.(Belkıs Hill).the most important periods of the city are between 300 BC and 251AD. 3 great kingdoms founded by their commanders after the death of Alexander the Great take place in history.(Seleucid -Ptolemaic-Antigonid ).the Seleucid nikator, who gave this name to the ancient city of seleucia, was the founding emperor of the Seleucids.in 300 BC, he founded the city of Seleucia in his name on the western side of the Euphrates at the skirt of the Belkis Hill, the city of Apameia, which he named after his wife on the eastern side of the Euphrates. In 64 BC, when the Romans conquered the ancient city, they named the cities of Selevkia and Apamie in ancient Greek the name of bridge and crossing The zeugma. Some sources say that the population of this place was around 100,000, with 2 legions settling here during the Roman period. The presence of 2 legions here in the Roman period has been revealed in archaeological excavations. Legio X Fretensis and Legio IIII Scythica legions settled here. The mosaics that decorate the rooms of villas built by Roman generals, high-level bureaucrats and wealthy people are exhibited in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which is one of the few mosaic museums in the world today. Roman conquered Zeugma, for about 33 years(BC 64-31), it gave control to Commagene, an ancient small kingdom whose capital was samosata. zeugma becomes one of the important cities of the kingdom of Commagene. In ancient times, the kingdom of commagene served as a buffer between east and west ,romans and Parthian. the stelae of King antiochus's handshake with the gods Heracles and Apollo found in the Museum of zeugma are the greatest evidence of this. The zeugma witnessed one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history and between the Roman and Parthian Empires. (The Battle of Carrhae BC 53) Crassus, the richest commander of the Roman empire and one of the members of the First Triumvirate of the Roman empire (Marcus Licinius Crassus, Pompeius Magnus, Julius Caesar) in 55 BC, he set out with his troops to capture the region of Mesopotamia .when he arrived at the Bank of zeugma ,the soldiers crossed the Euphrates river because of the storm, rain and the heavy flowing river, the soldiers were very tired and had losses. general crassus continued eastward with her tired and exhausted soldiers. Party soldiers, one third of them in number, inflicted great losses on Rome with their knowledge of geography and various war tricks. The richest General of Rome was killed by melting gold in his throat at the end of the war. the existence of the city of zeugma ends completely when it was captured by the Sassanid king, Shapur I, in 256 AD. Ancient city never go back to his good old days, zeugma. before the birecik dam (2000), built on the Euphrates river, was completed, the whole world mobilized, and the wonderful mosaics and archaeological artifacts in the ancient city of zeugma were saved.today it is exhibited in Zeugma Museum in gaziantep province.it can be seen in the Belkis zeugma open-air museum as part of the ancient city of zeugma, which was established around Belkis Hill(blank of Euphrates).
Written 29 November 2020
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Sophia W
Chicago, IL21 contributions
June 2016
A little out of the way, but an easy daytrip from Gaziantep. It's pretty awesome to see an in-progress archeology dig, and it makes a good pairing with the Zeugma museum in Gaziantep. There are some good-quality mosaics to see, and definitely a unique experience for a history or even art buff. It took me about 30 min to explore the entire thing, and I took my time. There isn't anything else around here, though, so no bathrooms, food, etc. There's also a 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the dig, although there is a lovely view of the river.
Written 12 July 2016
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ESMAIstanbul
Kazandere, Türkiye289 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
Most of the Zeugma antique city is lying under FIRAT river . Only 30 % of it has been saved before the Birecik damn has been opened. Actually it was a very civilised city thusand and thousands years ago. Even The remaining part is so spectacular with the remaining mosaics.
Written 5 November 2018
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İdris A
Istanbul, Türkiye147 contributions
Dec 2021 • Family
Even it is not as famous and busu as the Zeugma mosaic museum the archeological site of Zeugma is located at a riverbed with a great view. The digging site is well build and offers very interesting leftovers from the past
Written 5 December 2021
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Bülent K
Tarsus, Türkiye181 contributions
May 2019 • Family
There was a great place to live here years and years ago, nice village. But the dam lake made the village most of the part over, inspite of that Iliked the ancient houses at that place espeicially mosaics were great. And the water pipe system was interesting. Many mosaic from this village brong to Antep mosaic museum.
Written 26 June 2019
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