We have tours from Mersin, Adana, Antalya, Alanya and Gaziantep. To check our tours and their reliable reviews, visit our website: traveltoturkey.org The Persian domination in Anatolia, which started from the middle of the 6th century BC and lasted until Alexander the Great, is also valid for Soli. However, the minting of coins in the city in the 5th century BC reflects that the city preserved its
autonomy to some extent. The port city of Soli lived a bright period during the Hellenistic Period when it was under Seleucid rule. With the weakening of the Seleucid administration in the 1st century BC, difficult times also begin for Soli. The King of Armenia, Tigranes, plundered the city and forced his people to migrate. With the reforms made by the Roman commander Pompeius in 67 BC to put an end to the confusion in the region, some of the pirates on the mountain were settled in Soli, whose population was decreasing. The name of the city, which started with Soloi in Greek and used as Soli in Latin, was changed to Pompeiopolis (the city of Pompeius) after this event.
