Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional·Classical·🇹🇷 Izmir, Bergama, Turkey
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About Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium
Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium in Izmir, Bergama, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal sanctuary 80 × 55 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.1320N 27.1900E controls access to Izmir resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple complex for Izmir, Bergama, illustrating Classical construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 450 BCE–100 CE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Sanctuary and ceremonial centre for state cult
- Rediscovered
- 1971 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 450 BCE–100 CE
Initial construction of Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium main structure
c. 1911
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1971–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.1320° N · 27.1900° E · 157 m · 3 mapped features
Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium — Main Structure
structurePrincipal temple complex — Sanctuary 80 × 55 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
39.1328° N · 27.1909° EPergamon Trajan Temple East Podium — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
39.1310° N · 27.1893° EPergamon Trajan Temple East Podium — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
39.1335° N · 27.1912° E