Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple
Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE)·Roman Cilician·🇹🇷 Mersin Province, Turkey
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About Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple
Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple in Mersin Province, Turkey is a Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE) temple-complex attributed to Roman Cilician. Roman temple pod podium with Corinthian columns at Mut plateau above Göksu. Claudiopolis (Ninica) Roman city temple at Mut with Zeus Olbios?
Why it mattersKey Roman Cilician hill site illustrating Anatolian settlement
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Hellenistic urbanism
- 02Lycian federation cult
Theories
- 01Mountain defensive settlement
- 02Sanctuary federation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 50 CE
- Period
- Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE)
- Culture
- Roman Cilician
- Purpose
- Roman temple pod podium with Corinthian columns at Mut plateau above Göksu
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 50 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6400° N · 33.4300° E · 300 m · 4 mapped features
Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple — Main Temple
templeMain pronaos and cella
36.6402° N · 33.4301° EClaudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple — Stoa / Street
stoaColonnaded avenue
36.6398° N · 33.4302° EClaudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple — Sanctuary Annex
annexAnnex shrine
36.6404° N · 33.4298° EClaudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureWalled secondary area
36.6396° N · 33.4299° E