Euromos is located on the Izmir highway, 10km from Milas. This was an important city in ancient times after Mylasa. The name of the city was 'Cyramos' or 'Hyramos' in the 5th century BC. The Greek form "Euromos" meaning "strong" is likely to be adopted as the policy of Hellenization by Mausolus. The Temple of Zeus at Euromos is among the half dozen best preserved monuments in Asia. It is in the Corinthian order and dates from the 2nd century AD. It has 6 columns on architrave and 9 columns on the sides. The three columns on the north side and the one at the southwestern corner are unfluted, probably because the decoration work was left unfinished. Most of the columns facing north and west have panels with a dedicatory inscription. The theater is in a recess in the hillside a little above the plain, five rows of seats are best preserved in the north. The agora on the flat ground is surrounded by a stoa with some of the columns still standing.
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