Verified37.9000° N · 28.1500° E · 150 m
Nysa — Gymnasium Annex Hill
Hellenistic (300 BCE–30 BCE)·Seleucid Hellenistic·🇹🇷 Aydın Province, Turkey
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About Nysa — Gymnasium Annex Hill
Nysa — Gymnasium Annex Hill in Aydın Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic (300 BCE–30 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Seleucid Hellenistic. Gymnasium hill annex north of Nysa theatre with library doubling Ephesus. Nysa gym and theatre 12,000 seats with library, twin city on both sides of ravine.
Why it mattersKey Seleucid Hellenistic 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. 300 BCE
- Period
- Hellenistic (300 BCE–30 BCE)
- Culture
- Seleucid Hellenistic
- Purpose
- Gymnasium hill annex north of Nysa theatre with library doubling Ephesus
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.9000° N · 28.1500° E · 150 m · 3 mapped features
Nysa — Gymnasium Annex Hill — Theatre / Agora
theatrePublic building
37.9002° N · 28.1501° ENysa — Gymnasium Annex Hill — City Walls
wallsEnclosing walls
37.8998° N · 28.1502° ENysa — Gymnasium Annex Hill — Temple Precinct
templeTemple
37.9004° N · 28.1498° E