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Nicaea and its mysterious history
by Luciana Soldo
Pages 6 and 7 of 19
Ancient Nicaea
Iznik the ancient Nicaea is situated in the South of Izmit and it has got Roman and Byzantine origins.
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Cathedral of Saint Sofia
Between 10 m high with fortified walls is the Cathedral of Saint Sofia.
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Turquoise tiles
In the museum you can see the remains of the Yesil mosque, very famous for its beautiful torquise tiles.
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First center of ceramics
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Iznik was the main ceramics centre.
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Green Mosque
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Green Mosque is also famous, from the colour of its bright sage green tiles.
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Fortified city
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The city was fortified by walls 10 m higs with a double moat.
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Antigoneia 310 b.C.
Iznik was founded in 310 b.C. with the name of Antigoneia from the Macedonian King Antigonus.
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Alexander the Great's
Later Alexander the Great's conquered the city.
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Lysimachus of Macedon
He was later defeated and the region was assegned to Lysimachus of Macedon.
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Nicaea
Lysimachus renamed the city after his deceased wife Nicaea.
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The Eastern Roman Empire
Afterwards the city lost its importance, but it came back into vogue with the Eastern Roman Empire, in fact, it became the Southern Bulwork.
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