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Surroundings:

PlutoniumPlutoniumPlutoniumPlutoniumTemple of Apollo, HierapolisTemple of Apollo, HierapolisHierapolis TheaterTheatre of HierapolisHierapolis TheatreHierapolis Theater StageHierapolis TheaterHierapolis BathsHierapolis Roman BathsHierapolis Roman BathsStatue, Hierapolis Roman BathsSouth Gate HierapolisMartyrion of Saint Philip Apostle, HierapolisSt. Philip MartyriumMartyrion of Saint Philip ApostleFrontinius GateFrontinius GateNecropolis TombNecropolis Tomb 170Necropolis Jewish TombNecropolis TombNecropolis Tomb

Location:

  • Türkiye, Pamukkale
  • geo:37.926445,29.127264
  • Location ± 5-25 m.

Period or year:

  • -6xx / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

The Phrygians founded a temple in Hierapolis ca seventh century BC. The hot springs at Hierapols have been used as a Kurort since the 2nd century BC when the Attalids of Pergamon established the thermal spa.

Sources:

  1. Ekrem Akurgal, Ancient Civilisations and Ruins of Turkey: From Prehistoric Times Until the End of the Roman Empir, II ed., Istanbul 1970, pp. 175-177
  2. George E. Bean, Turkey Beyond the Maeander. An Archaeological Guide, London Ernest Jersey 1971, p. 243-245

Nearby

Nympheum at Hierapolis [Pamukkale]

IInd century AD temple of the nymphs.

Church with Pillars at Hierapolis [Pamukkale]

Vth century Christian sanctuary


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