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Location

  • Türkiye, Goncalı
  • geo:37.836624,29.10738

Period or year

  • 215 / unknown

Classification

  • aquaduct
  • Visible

Laodikea ad Lycum, Nymphaeum of Caracalla

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The Nymphaeum of Caracalla  in Laodicea on the Lycus, built on the occasion of Emperor Caracalla’s (r. 211-217) visit to the city in 215 and dedicated to him. The building was decorated with reliefs depicting scenes with Heracles and the Abduction of Ganymedes by Zeus.

See:

  1. Celal Şimşek, Büyükkolancı, "Die Aqueduct und das Wasserverteilungssystem von Laodikeia ad Lycum", Cura Aquarum In Ephesos, Vol. 1, 2006, pp. 137-146.
  2. Celal Şimşek, ‎Francesco D’Andria, Landscape and History in the Lykos Valley: Laodikeia and Hierapolis in Phrygia, Cambridge Scholars Publishing  2017

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2020-04-25) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Laodikea ad Lycum, Nymphaeum of Caracalla. https://vici.org/vici/65281, accessed 2026-10-31.