Duzce - Prusias ad Hypium Ruins

A few kilometers north of Düzce, on the east side of the Akçakoca road as it climbs out of the Düzce Ovasi, near the village of Konuralp, are the ruins of the Bythnian city of Prusias ad Hypium, founded by Prusias VI. Among the remains are those of a Roman theater, with the houses of Üskübü rising above the rim of the cavea (auditorium). About 100m/110yds from the theater are quite substantial remains of a Roman aqueduct, while below the theater stands part of a gate (the Atkapi or Horse Gate), its massive architrave decorated with a horse in reverse relief. Other ancient fragments are found in the well-house by the mosque and in the little museum - among the exhibits are some very fine sarcophagi with female and animal figures in relief.