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Surroundings:

The Basilica Mosaic on Asar Island at MyndosAncient paved RoadThermae of MyndusRoman period schipwreckKoyunbaba Ancient Stone QuarryTermera, Paton`s Tumulus

Location:

  • Türkiye, Gümüşlük
  • geo:37.052635,27.233065
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Period or year:

  • 4xx~ / 5xx

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=78281

Annotations

The church and its monastery on the Asar/Tavşan Island  was a pilgrimage temple. Asar basilica dates to the fifth century. In the second half of the sixth century the church was damaged and never rebuilt. The pavement mosaics were laid in the fifth century.

See:

  1.  Derya Şahin, Y. Selçuk Şener, The Basilica Mosaic on Asar Island at Myndos. Myndos Asar Adası Bazilika Mozaiği.JMR vol 8, 2015, pp.141-166
  2. Vincenzo Ruggieri, An archaeological survey in the gulf of Keramos and on the northern shore of the Peninsula of Halikarnassos,  Arastirma Sonuclari. Toplantisi XV, Ankara 1998

Nearby

Ruins of Myndos

Ruins of Myndos

Myndus [Myndos]

Harbour of Myndos.

Ancient paved Road

Ancient paved Road


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