Ramsgetragen? Actually Castabala — Hierapolis Castabala Temple
Hellenistic to Roman (300 BCE–200 CE)·Cilician–Seleucid·🇹🇷 Osmaniye Province, Turkey
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About Ramsgetragen? Actually Castabala — Hierapolis Castabala Temple
Ramsgetragen? Actually Castabala — Hierapolis Castabala Temple in Osmaniye Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic to Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) temple-complex attributed to Cilician–Seleucid. Temple-peripteral with columned courtyard at Castabala with colonnade street 300 m. Castabala colonnade street and temple to Artemis Perasia from the Hatti period.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
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 to Roman (300 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Cilician–Seleucid
- Purpose
- Temple-peripteral with columned courtyard at Castabala with colonnade street 300 m
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1800° N · 36.1800° E · 120 m · 3 mapped features
Ramsgetragen? Actually Castabala — Hierapolis Castabala Temple — Temple Cella
cellaMain cella
37.1801° N · 36.1801° ERamsgetragen? Actually Castabala — Hierapolis Castabala Temple — Court
courtColumned courtyard
37.1798° N · 36.1802° ERamsgetragen? Actually Castabala — Hierapolis Castabala Temple — Altar
altarAltar platform
37.1804° N · 36.1798° E