Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia

Why it mattersKey Hellenistic Macedonian foundation → Roman ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 300 BCE Seleucid; north gate 1st c. CE

Period

Hellenistic to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE)

Culture

Hellenistic Macedonian foundation → Roman

Purpose

Canyon acropolis city on peninsula of Ulubey gorge (45 m deep) — controls Phrygian road

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1860

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia

2. c. 300 BCE Seleucid; north gate 1st c. CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia

3. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia

• Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — subsidiary complex38.3589° N · 29.2077° E
• Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — outlier feature38.3571° N · 29.2101° E
• Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — subsidiary complex38.3608° N · 29.2079° E
• Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — Eastern Structurestructurestructure at Blaundos — Canyonside Acropolis Phrygia — hydraulic feature38.3600° N · 29.2073° E