Tralleis — Aydın Terrace City West Annex
Hellenistic to Byzantine (300 BCE–1200 CE)·Hellenistic (Tralles)·🇹🇷 Aydın Province, Turkey
About
About Tralleis — Aydın Terrace City West Annex
Tralleis — Aydın Terrace City West Annex in Aydın Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic to Byzantine (300 BCE–1200 CE) ancient-city attributed to Hellenistic (Tralles). Terraced city west of gymnasium with vaulted substructures at Tralleis. Tralleis (Aydın) with Three-Eyed Gymnasium vaulted 200 m and bath.
Why it mattersKey Hellenistic (Tralles) 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 to Byzantine (300 BCE–1200 CE)
- Culture
- Hellenistic (Tralles)
- Purpose
- Terraced city west of gymnasium with vaulted substructures at Tralleis
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.8400° N · 27.8400° E · 100 m · 3 mapped features
Tralleis — Aydın Terrace City West Annex — Theatre / Agora
theatrePublic building
37.8402° N · 27.8401° ETralleis — Aydın Terrace City West Annex — City Walls
wallsEnclosing walls
37.8398° N · 27.8402° ETralleis — Aydın Terrace City West Annex — Temple Precinct
templeTemple
37.8404° N · 27.8398° E