Roman Baths of Ankara

Roman Baths of Ankara

The sometimes-overlooked capital of Turkey holds many surprises for curious travelers, especially when it comes to ancient and medieval monuments. After being inhabited by Phrygians and Galatians, the city became an important provincial center of Roman rule in Anatolia as the then-capital of the province of Galatia. Today, a number of unexpected Roman monuments, such as this large bath complex uncovered between 1937 and 1944, a theater, the famo…