Fındıkbayır Tepesi Bizans Kalıntıları

Ancient site· Maltepe, İstanbul

Fındıkbayır Tepesi Bizans Kalıntıları

Fındıkbayır Tepesi Bizans Kalıntıları is a ancient site in Maltepe, İstanbul; On the Fındıkbayır Hill of Kayışdağı, known in the Byzantine period as "Oxeia" or "Mount Auxentius," there are numerous Byzantine remains consisting of a church and various cellar and cistern structures.

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On the Fındıkbayır Hill of Kayışdağı, known in the Byzantine period as "Oxeia" or "Mount Auxentius," there are numerous Byzantine remains consisting of a church and various cellar and cistern structures. Saint Auxentius is known to have withdrawn into seclusion in a cave here around the year 440. Source: Istanbul Underground, Kerim Altuğ

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