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Surroundings:

Artemis Tempel SardesTemple of ArtemisInscriptionTemple of ArtemisArtemis templeTemple of ArtemisSardis, ChapelChurchLate Lydian Stele of Atrastas, son of Sakardas.Lydian Gold Refinery and Altar, destroyed a ChurchLydian Gold Refinery and Altar, destroyed a ChurchLydian Gold Refinery and Altar, destroyed a ChurchRuins of SardisHousesHousesSynagogue of SardisSynagogue of SardisSynagogue of SardisThermeThermeGymnasium SardesGymnasium SardesGymnasium SardesGymnasium SardesSardes Theatrer

Location:

  • Türkiye, Sartmustafa
  • geo:38.479382,28.02969
  • Location uncertain

Period or year:

  • -6xx / unknown

Class:

  • Workshop or industry
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=26132

Annotations

Herodotus:  the river Pactolus, which flows through the marketplace carrying down gold dust from Tmolus and issues into the river Hermus, which in turn issues into the sea.

Sources:

  1. Herodotus, The Histories, Book V, chapter 101
  2. Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., with an addition by Nicholas Cahill, Gold and Silver Refining at Sardism http://www.sardisexpedition.org/en/essays/latw-greenewalt-gold-silver-refining

Nearby

Sardis, Altar of Artemis

Altar of Artemis

Artemis Tempel Sardes

Artemis Tempel Sardes

Sardis, Church M

Ruins of the church at Sardes.


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