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title: Cevlik Tunnel, Turkey
author: Vikiçizer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4868/cevlik-tunnel-turkey/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cevlik Tunnel, Turkey
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4868.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/)-built Cevlik tunnel in [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The 1.4 km (0.87 miles) tunnel was built to divert the floodwaters threatening the harbour of the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Seleuceia Pieria, and had inscriptions on the entrance, still visible today, that indicated that the tunnel started in 69 CE under [Vespasian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vespasian/) and was completed by [Titus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Titus/) in 81 CE.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samandag4.JPG) by [**Vikiçizer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samandag4.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 April 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.