Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Seleukeia Sidera is located in the north of the Pisidia region in SW Türkiye. It was founded under the Seleucids as a military colony to secure one of the main east-west arteries running through northern Pisidia. The ancient settlement was surrounded by agricultural and pastoral fields, and strategically dominated the road networks due to its location overlooking the Kuleönü Plain. The area fell into Roman hands in the 2nd century BCE, and the site continued to grow in the Late Roman period when it extended to the lower slopes and onto the plain. Finds from the site point to a continuous habitation from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, with the city walls and a theatre dating from the Hellenistic period. This talk will present the results of the latest research activities conducted in and around Seleukeia Sidera and provide new information about this little-known settlement of Pisidia.
Seleukeia Sidera is located in the north of the Pisidia region in SW Türkiye. It was founded under the Seleucids as a military colony to secure one of the main east-west arteries running through northern Pisidia. The ancient settlement was surrounded by agricultural and pastoral fields, and strategically dominated the road networks due to its location overlooking the Kuleönü Plain. The area fell into Roman hands in the 2nd century BCE, and the site continued to grow in the Late Roman period when it extended to the lower slopes and onto the plain. Finds from the site point to a continuous habitation from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, with the city walls and a theatre dating from the Hellenistic period. This talk will present the results of the latest research activities conducted in and around Seleukeia Sidera and provide new information about this little-known settlement of Pisidia.
