Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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Didyma Temple of Apollo. As a sacred site near Miletos, Didyma had
ritualistic links with the latter. Famous in the ancient world, the Temple of
Apollo was sacked in 494 BC.
or sacred burial ground. While this church was built in the 5 th century, the
four-columned monumental structure that served as its propylon
(entrance) actually belonged to a 3 rd century Roman building. Beside the
church are the remains of a 2 nd century nymphaion. Opposite the fountain
is a bouleuterion (senate house), consisting of a propylon, a colonnaded
courtyard in the Doric order, and a roofed auditorium that could
accommodate 1.500. Four doors led into the room from the courtyard.
From an inscription that has been found we know that the building was
constructed by the Syrian king Antiochos Epiphanes in 164-175 BC.
Between the bouleuterion and the North Agora are a temple to Asklepios
built on the In antis (‘between two walls’) plan and a sanctuary that