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105 photos from Aspendos
(Antalya, Turkey)
2023-10-19
Aspendos or Aspendus was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of Side. Aspendos is known for having the best-preserved theatre of antiquity, the Roman Theatre of Aspendos. With a diameter of 96 metres, it provided seating for 7,000. It was built in 155 by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuqs, who used it as a caravanserai, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuqs of Rum. Part of the theatre was built against the hill where the Citadel (Acropolis) stood, while the remainder was built on vaulted arches. The high stage, whose supporting columns are still in place, served to seemingly isolate the audience from the rest of the world. The scaenae frons, or backdrop, has remained intact. Post holes for 58 masts are found in the upper level of the theatre. The diameter of the orchestra is 23.87 meters and the height of the columnatio was 15.7 meters. We visited Aspendos and its Roman theatre on a day trip from Antalya in the autumn of 2023.
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105 photos from Aspendos
(Antalya, Turkey)
2023-10-19
Aspendos or Aspendus was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of Side. Aspendos is known for having the best-preserved theatre of antiquity, the Roman Theatre of Aspendos. With a diameter of 96 metres, it provided seating for 7,000. It was built in 155 by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuqs, who used it as a caravanserai, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuqs of Rum. Part of the theatre was built against the hill where the Citadel (Acropolis) stood, while the remainder was built on vaulted arches. The high stage, whose supporting columns are still in place, served to seemingly isolate the audience from the rest of the world. The scaenae frons, or backdrop, has remained intact. Post holes for 58 masts are found in the upper level of the theatre. The diameter of the orchestra is 23.87 meters and the height of the columnatio was 15.7 meters. We visited Aspendos and its Roman theatre on a day trip from Antalya in the autumn of 2023.
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105 photos from Aspendos
(Antalya, Turkey)
2023-10-19
Aspendos or Aspendus was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of Side. Aspendos is known for having the best-preserved theatre of antiquity, the Roman Theatre of Aspendos. With a diameter of 96 metres, it provided seating for 7,000. It was built in 155 by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuqs, who used it as a caravanserai, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuqs of Rum. Part of the theatre was built against the hill where the Citadel (Acropolis) stood, while the remainder was built on vaulted arches. The high stage, whose supporting columns are still in place, served to seemingly isolate the audience from the rest of the world. The scaenae frons, or backdrop, has remained intact. Post holes for 58 masts are found in the upper level of the theatre. The diameter of the orchestra is 23.87 meters and the height of the columnatio was 15.7 meters. We visited Aspendos and its Roman theatre on a day trip from Antalya in the autumn of 2023.
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105 photos from Aspendos
(Antalya, Turkey)
2023-10-19
Aspendos or Aspendus was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of Side. Aspendos is known for having the best-preserved theatre of antiquity, the Roman Theatre of Aspendos. With a diameter of 96 metres, it provided seating for 7,000. It was built in 155 by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuqs, who used it as a caravanserai, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuqs of Rum. Part of the theatre was built against the hill where the Citadel (Acropolis) stood, while the remainder was built on vaulted arches. The high stage, whose supporting columns are still in place, served to seemingly isolate the audience from the rest of the world. The scaenae frons, or backdrop, has remained intact. Post holes for 58 masts are found in the upper level of the theatre. The diameter of the orchestra is 23.87 meters and the height of the columnatio was 15.7 meters. We visited Aspendos and its Roman theatre on a day trip from Antalya in the autumn of 2023.
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105 photos from Aspendos
(Antalya, Turkey)
2023-10-19
Aspendos or Aspendus was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of Side. Aspendos is known for having the best-preserved theatre of antiquity, the Roman Theatre of Aspendos. With a diameter of 96 metres, it provided seating for 7,000. It was built in 155 by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuqs, who used it as a caravanserai, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuqs of Rum. Part of the theatre was built against the hill where the Citadel (Acropolis) stood, while the remainder was built on vaulted arches. The high stage, whose supporting columns are still in place, served to seemingly isolate the audience from the rest of the world. The scaenae frons, or backdrop, has remained intact. Post holes for 58 masts are found in the upper level of the theatre. The diameter of the orchestra is 23.87 meters and the height of the columnatio was 15.7 meters. We visited Aspendos and its Roman theatre on a day trip from Antalya in the autumn of 2023.
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