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By 1911 the site had been overgrown with vallonea oaks and much plundered, but the circuit of the old walls could still be traced, and in several places they were fairly well preserved.
They had a circumference of about ten kilometres, and were fortified with towers at regular intervals.
Remains of an ancient bath and gymnasium complex can be found within this area ; this building is locally known as Bal Saray ( Honey Palace ) and was originally endowed by Herodes Atticus in the year 135.
Trajan built an aqueduct which can still be traced.
The harbour had two large basins, now almost choked with sand.
It is the subject of a recent study by German archaeologists who are digging and surveying at the site.
Their excavation has uncovered the remains of a large stadium dating to about 100 BC.

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