Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora

Why it mattersKey Pisidian → Roman Imperial 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. 12 BCE Augustus temple; Nymphaeum 160 CE

Period

Hellenistic to Early Byzantine (333 BCE–700 CE peak 2nd c. CE)

Culture

Pisidian → Roman Imperial

Purpose

Mountain Pisidian metropolis — 1500 m terraced city with 14 m high Antonine nymphaeum

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1937

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 12 BCE Augustus temple; Nymphaeum 160 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora

3. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora

• Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — primary structure

  37.6764° N · 30.5210° E

• Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — outlier feature

  37.6766° N · 30.5207° E

• Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — primary structure

  37.6769° N · 30.5180° E