Unique Roman Tombs Uncovered in Ancient Greco-Roman City of Sillyon in Turkey

Unique Roman Tombs Uncovered in Ancient Greco-Roman City of Sillyon in Turkey

The ancient stadium of Sillyon in present-day Turkey. Credit: Troels Myrup / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Archaeologists have unearthed Roman-era tombs during excavations at the ancient Greco-Roman city of Sillyon (Greek: Σύλλιον) in Turkey’s Antalya province, Serik district. The discovery provides rare evidence of burial customs in the region and deepens understanding of the site’s long and layered past. A fortress through the ages Sillyon was founded at th…