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ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS:10x19 antik kentler 8/1/11 10:51 AM Sayfa 204 �� Hierapolis excavations are on display. Since Hierapolis was principally a luxurious resort town, it was richly adorned with magnificent sculptures showing the influence of the Aphrodisias school and is well worth a visit. The theater of Hierapolis commands a magnificent view of the plain below. The original theater was located above the northern gate, but when the city was rebuilt during the reign of the Flavian emperors (60 AD) the theater was relocated, though the seats from the old structure were used when it was relocated. During the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD) the theater’s skene was modified and richly decorated with reliefs. In 532 it was discovered that the skene had been weakened by age and the almost daily seismic activity that takes place here, and it was reinforced with pillars. Since the theater has been restored, it is now possible to see the friezes of mythological scenes in their original positions, depicting Apollo and Artemis. Thirty rows of the seats of this theater have survived. Passing through the city walls above the theater one may proceed to the Martyrion of St. Philip, an octagonal building erected on a square measuring 20 by 20 m., built in the early 5 th century AD. Near the road is the Temple of Apollo, the principal deity of the city. While the foundations � �� Plan of Hierapolis. 1.South honorary gate 2.South Byzantine gate 3.City wall 4.Bouleuterion 5.Gymnasion 6.Basilica 7.Church 8.City Baths (museum) 9.Roman Baths 10.Plutonion 11.Nymphaeion 12.Temple of Apollo 13.Theater 14.Church 15.Basilica-Cathedral and Baptistery 16.Main Street 17.Byzantine gate 18.Frontinus street 19.Frontinus gate 20.Church 21.Latrina 22.Commercial agora 23.Old theater 24.Remains of the northern baths 25.Necropolis 26.Martyrion of St. Philip 27.Water reservoir 28.Necropolis ��
ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS:10x19 antik kentler 8/1/11 10:51 AM Sayfa The Theater of Hierapolis, 2 nd century AD. of this temple go back to late Hellenistic times, the present remains of the upper structure are from the 3 rd century AD. Next to it is a cave called the Plutonion from which poisonous gases emerge. (According to Strabo, an ox thrust into this cave would keel over and die. He himself experimented with doves.) The temple measures 20 by 15 m. and sat on a platform that was 2.5 m. high. In front of the temple is a monumental fountain. Built during the late 3 rd century AD, the walls of this rectangular fountain are very well preserved. There was once a pool located in front of the fountain and the structure was richly adorned with statues and columns. East of the present museum is a Christian basilica consisting of a nave and two aisles. It dates from the 6 th century AD. Walking along the route of the Plateia (which now passes through the modern swimming pool and a motel) reminds one that this main street dividing the ancient city was once decorated with colonnades, porticos, and important buildings located on either side. The street runs directly toward the city walls passing through a gateway built in Byzantine times atop an earlier fountain. On the way is a basilical structure with two aisles and a nave whose eastern end terminates in an apse. The city walls were built in 396 AD and were reinforced by twenty-eight towers. Passing through the Byzantine gate we come to a rather well-preserved section of the Plateia. This part was built during the reign of Domitian (81-96 AD) and terminates with the Arch of Domitian. This monumental gateway was actually erected by Julius Frontinus, who was proconsul of the Roman province of Asia in 82 and 83 AD, and it was 205
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