Anazarbus
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|General view of the site thumb|right|200px|Anazarbus West Gate Anazarbus, also known as Justinopolis (, medieval Ain Zarba; modern Anavarza; ), was an ancient Cilician city. Under the late Roman Empire, it was the capital of Cilicia Secunda. Roman emperor Justinian I rebuilt the city in 527 after a strong earthquake hit it. It was destroyed in 1374 by the forces of the Mamluk Empire, after their conquest of Cilician Armenia.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Anazarbus
- Ancient site.native_name
- Anavarza
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Caesarea, Justinopolis
- Ancient site.image
- Anavarza_Triumphal_arch_in_Anazarbus_2754.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The triumphal arch of Anazarbus was later converted to the city's South Gate.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.location
- Adana Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Cilicia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 1374
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Key dates
- Dissolved
- 1371
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Kozan
- Image
- Anazarbus klikya city south gate.jpg
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thumb|right|300px|General view of the site thumb|right|200px|Anazarbus West Gate Anazarbus, also known as Justinopolis (, medieval Ain Zarba; modern Anavarza; ), was an ancient Cilician city. Under the late Roman Empire, it was the capital of Cilicia Secunda. Roman emperor Justinian I rebuilt the city in 527 after a strong earthquake hit it. It was destroyed in 1374 by the forces of the Mamluk Empire, after their conquest of Cilician Armenia.
== Location == It was situated in Anatolia in modern Turkey, in the present Çukurova (or classical Aleian plain) about 15 km west of the main stream of the present Ceyhan River (or classical Pyramus river) and near its tributary the Sempas Su.
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