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Perge, Hellenistic towers restoredPerge, Hellenistic towersHellenistic gate, PergeHellenistic gate with round towers, PergePerge - Southern Roman GatePerge Termas CaldariumPerge AgoraPerge, Sculpture.Perge - AgoraColonnaded street in PergePerge StadionStadium of PergePerge TheaterPerge TheaterPerge - Western colonade streetPerge - Western Thermes and Caracalla's nymphaionPerge - GymnasionPerge - Nymphaeum de CaracallaFountain - Nympheum with the personification of the Kestros River.Fountain - Nympheum with the personification of the Kestros River. PergePerge - Western Gate - city sideWatchtower of the western walls, PergeWatchtower of the western walls, PergePerge, TombRoman BridgeRoman Bridge

Location:

  • Türkiye, Aksu
  • geo:36.960964,30.853846
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Aqueduct
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=29143

Annotations

The South Nympheum was a monumental fountain, dedicated to Artemis Pergaia and eptimius Severus (193-211), along with his wife Julia Domna and sons Caracalla.  It was donation of Aurelia Paulina prominent  Roman citizen.

Sources:

  1. Aristodimou Georgia , "Perge (Antiquity), Nymphaeum of Septimius Severus",  Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor URL:
  2. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/women_civicdonors.html

 


Nearby

Palestra of Perge

Remnants of Perge palestra

Aurelia Paulina Statue, Perge

Statue erected by the community of Perga. currently in Antalya Museum.

Perge, Hellenistic Tower

Hellenistic round tower at the city gate


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