Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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Aqueducts of Aspendos.
Still standing in various places, these aqueducts supplied the city of
Aspendos with water. They were part of a complex system by which
built by two brothers, Curtius Crispinus and Curtius Auspicatus during
the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180) and was dedicated to
the gods and the emperors. The architect's name was Zeno. The
auditorium is divided in two by a diazoma and there is a gallery of
columns surmounting the top row of seats. While the amphitheater
appears to have been built on barrel-vaulted substructures, parts of it
rest against the hillside. With a seating capacity of 20,000, the Aspendos
Amphitheater is still utilized today. The Aspendos Stadion is north of the
amphitheater at the same level. The stadion resembles the one at Perge,
with spectator seating also set on vaults. To the south of the theater are
the remains of a gymnasion and baths. Ascending up to the acropolis on
the hill above the theater along the path connecting the theater and
stadion, one passes through the easternmost of the city's three gates and
into the ruins of the city proper. Proceeding west from this gate, one
comes upon a basilica, part of which was used for government and civic