Alexandria Troas

Alexandria Troas is an expansive ancient ruin site on the Aegean coast of the Troad peninsula, roughly 30 kilometers south of Troy near the modern village of Dalyan. Founded around 310 BC by Antigonus I and later renamed in honor of Alexander the Great by Lysimachus, it grew under Roman rule into the most important port city on the northern Aegean — both Augustus and Constantine reportedly considered it as a potential imperial capital. The site holds particular significance in early Christian history: the Acts of the Apostles record that the Apostle Paul received his 'Macedonian Call' vision here, redirecting his missionary journey toward Europe. Today the ruins of a massive Roman bath complex, stretches of ancient city wall, and scattered column drums survive largely unexcavated amid low scrubland. The site is rarely crowded, making it an unusually contemplative encounter with layered Hellenistic, Roman, and early Christian history.