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Nicomedia was the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286 and 324, during the Tetrarchy introduced by Diocletian. Following Constantine the Great's victory over co-emperor Licinius at the Battle of Chrysopolis in 324, Nicomedia served as an interim capital city for Nova Roma.Beautiful places to travel to game : http://www.purposegames.com/game/beau...,
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İzmit, ancient Nicomedia, is a city in Turkey, the administrative center of the Kocaeli Province as well as the Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about 100 km (62 mi) east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 300,611 (2011 census). The population of the province (including rural areas) is 1,459,772. (Unlike other provinces in Turkey, apart from Istanbul, the whole province is included within the municipality of the metropolitan center.)
Nicomedia was the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286 and 324, during the Tetrarchy introduced by Diocletian. Following Constantine the Great's victory over co-emperor Licinius at the Battle of Chrysopolis in 324, Nicomedia served as an interim capital city for Nova Roma.
Main sights[edit]
There are numerous tourist attractions in the city center and its adjacent region, such as
remains of the ancient Acropolis, Agora, Amphitheater, Nymphaeum, Necropolis
the Demeter Temple
the Hellenistic Üçtepeler Mound King Tombs
Roman city walls, aqueducts and cisterns
parts of the Temple of Augustus
parts of the Palace and Arsenal of Diocletian
the Byzantine fortress at the core of the Roman city walls
Orhan Gazi Mosque (1333)
the 14th century Süleyman Paşa Hamam
the 16th century Imaret Mosque and Pertev Paşa Mosque (1580), designed by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan
Pertev Paşa Fountain (1571)
the 16th century Mehmed Bey Hamam
Saatçi Ali Efendi Mansion (1776)
Tüysüz Fountain (1782)
the early 19th century Fevziye Mosque
Kapanca Sokağı Fountain and Canfeda Kethüda Kadın Fountain (1827)
Sırrı Paşa Mansion (mid-19th century)
Kasr-ı Hümayun Palace
French Theological School
Redif Barracks (1863)
İzmit Clock Tower (1901)
Kocaeli Museum
SEKA Paper Museum