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Hellenistic Theatre, TeosTheater of TeosTheater of TeosThe temple of Dionysus, TeosMap of TeosBouleuterion of TeosSouthern Harbour of TeosKara Göl quarryFishpond

Lage:

  • Türkei, Siğacık
  • geo:38.183361,26.779696
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Klassification:

  • Werkstatt
  • Sichtbar

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=23569

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Teos was known with marble quarries. Quarry of black-red-green-white marble known in antiquity as Marmor  Luculleum refering to Roman General and consul Lucullus who introduced this type of marble to Rome Major marble export was made to Rome. Marble from Teos was named also as Africano referring to black slaves working at the quarries.

  1. http://www.artofmaking.ac.uk/explore/sources/1155/PR318_01_04
  2. Ben Russell, The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade, OUP Oxford 2014, p.88n

Teos was known with marble quarries. Quarry of black-red-green-white marble known in antiquity as Marmor  Luculleum refering to Roman General and consul Lucullus who introduced this type of marble to Rome Major marble export was made to Rome. Marble from Teos was named also as Africano referring to black slaves working at the quarries.

  1. http://www.artofmaking.ac.uk/explore/sources/1155/PR318_01_04
  2. Ben Russell, The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade, OUP Oxford 2014, p.88n

In der Nähe

Acropolis of Teos

Ancient Greek city Theos.

Teos

Archaic temple.