Aspendus (Antiquity), Nymphaeum |
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The so-called Nymphaeum of Aspendus was at the north side of the city's Agora. It was a monumental two-storey edifice belonging to the Roman phase of the Agora complex and dated to the second half of the 2nd c. AD. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Fountain at the Magnesian street |
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The fountain is situated on the south slope of Panayir Dag, close to the Magnesian Gate and west of the so-called ‘Tomb of St. Luke’. It was built before 114 AD, funded by Tiberius Claudius Aristio. It was a monumental, two-storey fountain structure; it was lavishly decorated and featured a Pi-shaped theatrical façade. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Hellenistic Fountain near the theater |
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A rectangular marble structure found in the NW corner of the Ephesus Theatre stage. This is a fountain-house in the Ionic order, dating to the Hellenistic period (3rd cent. BC), which was converted during the Roman Period (2nd cent. AD). |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Nymphaeum of Lecanius Bassus |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Nymphaeum of Pollio |
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The nymphaeum of Pollio and the fountain of Domitian are situated on the western side of Ephesus’ Public Agora. They belong to the same fountain complex which was built on the monument of C. Sextilius Pollio. These buildings are included in the so-called Domitian Square. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Nymphaeum of Trajan |
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The Nymphaeum of Trajan is situated on the north side of the Tetragonos Agora in Ephesus, along Curetes Street. It was initially built during the reign of Trajan and was reconstructed during the reign of Theodosius. It is a monumental, two-storey, U-shaped fountain construction with a richly decorated theater façade. |
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Laodicea ad Lycum, Nymphaeum |
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Letoon of Xanthus, Nymphaeum |
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Miletus (Antiquity), Nymphaeum of Flavius |
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The nymphaeum of Miletus lies at the western part of the city. It is a monumental fountain, from which many components of the superstructure as well as architectural parts are preserved. It was build around 79-81 A.D. by Marcus Ulpius Traianus, proconsul of the province of Asia, while decorative alterations were made during the 3rd century A.D. |
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One of the most characteristic constructions in Roman urban planning is the public fountain building. More than the thermae or the amphitheatre, it presents the most successful combination of functionality and pleasure, a coupling Rome promoted to its imperial provinces. The ancient Greek world did not have such monuments until this time. The construction of a luxurious nymphaeum presupposes the existence of financial resources, knowledge of a specific area’s particularities and, of course,... |
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