About Cremna
Near Çamlık, Cremna occupies a plateau bounded on three sides by cliffs. Its strong walls suit a name associated with steep heights. The forum, basilica, library and cisterns reveal the planned public centre of a Roman colony.
History
Cremna's roots lie in Pisidian settlement traditions. Annexed by Rome after Amyntas's death, it became a colony under Augustus and a strategic home for veteran soldiers. Buildings around the forum, water storage and defences developed in the Roman period. The historian Zosimus describes the siege following the bandit leader Lydius's refuge in the city in 278 CE. Occupation continued on a smaller scale in late antique and Byzantine times.
Highlights and principal structures
- Forum
- Basilica
- Library
- Large cisterns
- City walls and gates
- Theatre remains
Historical period
Hellenistic–Roman–Byzantine