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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Assos Temple of Athena
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 0.87 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Çanakkale  Nearest Village: Behramkale
Latitude: 39.490609N  Longitude: 26.337070E
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Assos Temple of Athena
Assos Temple of Athena submitted by davidmorgan : Overlooking the Aegean with Lesbos in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Doric temple of Athena measuring 30 by 14 metres and which had 13 by 6 Doric columns in a city founded as a Lesbian colony before 600 BCE with very ancient polygonal wall supplanted by 400 BCE wall.

The friezes from the temple are in the Istanbul museum. There is also a 3rd century BCE theatre below the hill.

Note: Excavation reveals ancient hair fashion
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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Temple of Athena (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Theatre (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Bouleuterion (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Portico agora (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Outerwall gymnasium

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Road to bath

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Necropolis

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Necropolis coffins

Assos Temple of Athena
Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Necropolis tomb

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Necropolis

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the stoa, from "Handbook of Greek Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Turkey

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by davidmorgan : Enjoying the Temple of Athena.

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Entrance bath

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Information panel bath/gymnasium

Assos Temple of Athena
Assos Temple of Athena submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the agora, from "Handbook of Greek Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Turkey

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by davidmorgan : Silhouetted against the bright Aegean.

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by davidmorgan : Looking up at the temple.

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by AlexHunger : The Friezes of the Archaic Assos temple were dismantled and brought to the Istanbul Museum, but are now unfortunately stuck behind some other displays.

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Information panel agora

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Assos Temple of Athena submitted by Armand : Map city Assos

Assos Temple of Athena
Assos Temple of Athena submitted by durhamnature : Section plan of Assos, from "Papers of the American Archaeological Society" via archive.org Site in Turkey

Assos Temple of Athena
Assos Temple of Athena submitted by durhamnature : Possible gymnasium, from "Papers of the American Archaeological Society" via archive.org Site in Turkey

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Re: Assos Temple of Athena by Armand on Sunday, 23 December 2018
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The city was founded from 1000 to 900 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos, who specifically are said to have come from Methymna. The natural cleavage of the rock into joint planes had already scarped out shelves which it was comparatively easy for human labour to shape. The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athena on top of the crag in 530 BC. From this temple Hermias of Atarneus, a student of Plato, ruled Assos, the Troad and Lesbos for a period of time, under which the city experienced its greatest prosperity. (Strangely, Hermias was actually the slave of the ruler of Atarneus.) Under his rule, he encouraged philosophers to move to the city. As part of this, in 348 BC Aristotle came here and married King Hermeias's niece, Pythia, before leaving for Lesbos three years later in 345 BC. This 'golden period' of Assos ended several years later when the Persians arrived, and subsequently tortured Hermias to death.

The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BC. Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon. However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city as it was absorbed by the Roman empire.

According to Christian tradition, St. Paul also visited the city during his third missionary journey through Asia Minor, which was between 53-57 AD, on his way to Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Acts 20 records that Luke the Evangelist and his companions ('we') "went ahead to the ship and sailed (from Troas) to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board ... and when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene".

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Centuries-old grills of ancient BBQ lovers found in western Turkey by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 26 March 2014
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Pieces of grills, which date back to 2,200 years ago, have been unearthed in the ancient city of Assos in the northwestern province of Çanakkale’s Ayvacık district. The barbecues are made of earth and kiln.

The head of the excavations in the ancient city, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University member Professor Nurettin Aslan said they had found important clues that locals in the area did not fry fish and meat, but grilled them in barbecues, cooking them in a healthier way. Among the findings are earth and kiln barbecues, their tools and cookers, Aslan said, adding, “These are small portable cookers. We see that some of them have the ‘bearded Hermes’ figure.”

He said people from the ancient era were eating healthier than that of today. “Some barbecues have high carriers. They are directly out on fire. Because earth is the most fire-resistant material, all these barbecues are made of earth. They are also low-cost,” he said.

Aslan said the barbecues were all shaped by hand; some of them were round and some were rectangular in shape. “These barbecues from 2,200 years ago are, in my opinion, healthier and stronger. We think people mostly grilled fish and meat on them, because we know the locals of Assos had never eaten fried foods. They have an abundance of fish because they were living on the coastline. Last year, we found pretty functional plates, where fish was served, as well as hooks,” he said.

Source: Hürriyet
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Excavation reveals ancient hair fashion by bat400 on Monday, 24 June 2013
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Archaeologists conducting excavations in the northwestern province of Çanakkale’s Ayvacık district have discovered hairpins thought to be over two millennia old, proving that ancient societies also had a pronounced desire to “look good,” according to researchers.

“The hairpins show us that there was a high demand for them in ancient times. Maybe their existence shows us that there was a small atelier for hair pin production here,” said Professor Nurettin Arslan of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, the head of the excavations, adding that women of the age placed great importance in being well-groomed and stylish.

Arslan said the hairpins had been found in many places in the ancient city but that the most were in the agora, which has been the site of the school’s ongoing dig.

Noting the unique designs on the hairpins, Arslan said, “They date back to the second century B.C. They are nearly 2,200 year old.”

The hairpins were made of various animal bones, the professor said. “Such a material was already a natural one that was used in the ancient era. It was used not only for hairpins but also for necklaces and small spoons. We have found some examples of them in previous excavations.”

Arslan said hairpins were the easiest way to differentiate between servants and free women in ancient Greek society.

“Dresses [for both sets of women] were the same, but we know that servants had short hair and free women had long hair. We also know that hair models were different in every century. When dating sculptures and coins, we sometimes look at their hair models. In this way, we have chance to make a dating,” he said.

Thanks to coldrum for the link: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com.
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Philosophy in Assos July 2011 by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 18 May 2011
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"On Occasion of the 300th Anniversary of David Hume's Birth: Hume on God, Religion and Morality".

A four day symposium from 4th to 7th July 2011 - http://www.philosophyinassos.org/assos.htm

Sounds like it gets off to a good start - "19:00 Temple of Athena: Welcome, Blue Waters, Wine & Sunset".
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