Place details
Place nameGeyve
Other namesGeyre, Geira, Stavropolis, Stauropolis, Aphrodisias, Aphrodisias Cariae
CountryTürkiye
Latitude40.533
Longitude30.3
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Ancient site, dating to the Chalcolithic period. It flourished during the Roman period, was protected by Caesar and Augustus. It declined with the turmoil of the12th and 13th centuries and Tamerlane. The ruins of Greco-Roman Aphrodisias were partially unearthed by French and Italian projects; excavations were reopened by New York University 1961.