Lost, Then Found Again
For a long time, people were not sure exactly where Amorium had stood, even though its name appeared on many old maps. In 1739, traveler Richard Pococke identified the site again.Amorium: The Byzantine City Buried Under a Village
A City Under a Village
The ruins of Amorium lie under and around the modern village of Hisarköy. A once-famous Byzantine city ended up buried almost in plain sight.Amorium: The Byzantine City Buried Under a Village
