Aezani, Abattoir (Macellum) |
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The Macellum of Aezani lies on the right bank of the Ryndakos River and is one of the few examples of this kind of building in Asia Minor. Only architectural remains of the central tholos of the complex, dated to the 2nd c. AD, have survived. The archaeological and historical importance of the monument is mainly due to the preserved edict of Diocletian, written on the building’s jambs. Later interventions made in the Byzantine and modern period are also visible in the area. |
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Aspendus (Antiquity), Basilica |
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Cyme (Antiquity), Doric Stoa |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Stoa of Alytarches |
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In front of the building islets on the north side of Couretes Street stands the so-called Stoa of Alytarches. The stoa was adorned with an impressive mosaic floor and its completion is dated to the Late Imperial Period. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Stoa of Damianus |
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In the late 2nd and early 3rd century AD, the celebrated Ephesian sophist T. Flavius Damianus funded the construction of a monumental stoa in order to provide porticos along the processional Sacred Way (Via Sacra), which connected Artemisium to the city. Large pilasters were placed on the stoa’s sides forming groined vaults, while the pavement was not covered with slabs. The stoa offered a relaxed and comfortable pathway which the faithful could use to reach the sanctuary of Artemis in adverse... |
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Miletus (Antiquity), Ionian Stoa |
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Sagalassos (Antiquity), Abattoir (Macellum) |
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