Roman road in Cilicia
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The Roman road in Cilicia (Turkish: Roma yolu) is a part of a Roman road in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Geography
The road is thought to be a part of the main road connecting
History
The road is thought to have been constructed in the 1st century AD by the Roman Empire.[2] But according to a restoration inscription next to the road, it was rebuilt or repaired during the reign of Caracalla in the 3rd century. The original gate, dated to 5th century, was destroyed at some point, and the present gate was reconstructed much later.
Technical details
The road is stone pavement[3] and there are stone parapets on each side of the road. The width of the road excluding the parapet is about 3 metres (9.8 ft).
The outer dimensions of the cut stone gate is 8.8 m. wide x 5.2 m. high ( 28.98 ft high x 17 ft wide).[4][5] The inner width is 4.11 metres (13.5 ft).
References
- ^ Ministry of Tourism page (in Turkish)
- ^ Tarsus guide (in Turkish)
- ^ Turkey guide (in Turkish)
- ^ Tarsus, (Touristic booklet published by the Tarsus mayor), p 19
- ^ Mersin page (in Turkish)