Ancient City of Assos

Assos is the ancient city y-that takes place in the south of Behramkale village in Canakkale.

It is one of the Troas cities that was abandoned during the medieval period and grew in popularity after American architect Francis H. Bacon found it in the 19th century.

Assos had the greatest port at the period, and the trade of andesite stone sarcophagi to Lebanon, Syria, Greece, and Rome made it a wealthy city. It is known that Aristotle stayed here for three years and married King Hermesias' nephew Phtias. He established a philosophical school in Assos during the reign of Hermesias, a former student of his. The Persian commander, Memnon of Rhodes, then captured King Hermesias and crucified him in Persepolis, reinstating Persian dominance in the city.

Aristo leave the city upon this, went to Pella to raise, Macedonian King Philip's son Alexander. In 334 BC Alexandre was going to end the Persian period in Assos with the victory of the Granicus Battle. After his death, the region was under the control of Galatians, Pergamon, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans by order.

Today in the remains Doric order Temple of Athena, gymnasium, agora, a bouleuterion, church, and theatre can be visited.