Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora
Sagalassos
Hellenistic to Early Byzantine (333 BCE–700 CE peak 2nd c. CE)·Pisidian → Roman Imperial·🇹🇷 Burdur Province, Ağlasun, Taurus Mountains, Turkey
About
About Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora
Toros Pisidian city excavated by Waelkens 1990–, earthquake 540 CE disruption, Antonine cascade reconstructed 2014. Recorded context — Period: Hellenistic to Early Byzantine (333 BCE–700 CE peak 2nd c. CE); Culture: Pisidian → Roman Imperial; Field status: excavated; Materials: marble, travertine; Condition: preserved — ongoing Leuven.
Why it mattersKey Pisidian → Roman Imperial ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Observatory
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. 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
c. 12 BCE Augustus temple; Nymphaeum 160 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6780° N · 30.5190° E · 1490 m · 3 mapped features
- Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — primary structure37.6764° N · 30.5210° E
- Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — outlier feature37.6766° N · 30.5207° E
- Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Upper Agora — primary structure37.6769° N · 30.5180° E
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