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<< Other Photo Pages >> Aigai. - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 07 October 2007  Page Views: 3758

Multi-periodSite Name: Aigai.
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 11.746 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Manisa  Nearest Village: Yuntdağıköseler
Latitude: 38.830870N  Longitude: 27.189674E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
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1Awful
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 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Aigai.
Aigai. submitted by davidmorgan : Excavations at Aigai. Photo source: Hürriyet Daily News (Vote or comment on this photo)
Small city which had an Ionic temple with 6 columns on the short side dedicated to Athena dating to the 1st century BCE.

Photo source: Hürriyet Daily News

Several other features include a theatre and agora and bouleuterion.
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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Theatre (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Macellum (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Shop market hall (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Facade market hall (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Stair to bouleuterion

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Iron gate

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : North bath

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Sarcophagi

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Theatre

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Theatre

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Sarcophagus

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Ruined benches theatre

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel theatre

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel macellum

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel market hall

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel Bouleuterion

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel Iron gate

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel North Bath

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Sarcophagi

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : Information panel necropolis

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Aigai. submitted by Armand : City map

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Re: Aigai. by Armand on Sunday, 23 December 2018
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Initially the city was a possession of the Lydian Empire and later the Achaemenid Empire when it conquered the former. In the early third century BC it became part of the Kingdom of Pergamon.[citation needed] It changed hands from Pergamon to the Seleucid Empire, but was recaptured by Attalus I of Pergamon in 218 BC.

In the war between Bithynia and Pergamon, it was destroyed by Prusias II of Bithynia in 156 BC. After a peace was brokered by the Romans, the city was compensated with hundred talents. Under the rule of Pergamon a market building and a temple to Apollo were constructed.

In 129 BC the Kingdom of Pergamon became part of the Roman Empire. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 17 AD and received aid for reconstruction from emperor Tiberius.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigai_(Aeolis)

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Searching for traces of ancient Temple of Athena in Turkey’s Manisa by davidmorgan on Monday, 18 September 2017
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In the Yuntdağı region of the western province of Manisa’s Yunusemre district, excavation works have commenced in order to unearth the Temple of Athena in the ancient city of Aigai.

Archeologists have rolled up their sleeves to find the Temple of Athena, in the 2,800-year-old ancient city of Aigai, which appeared in 19th-century excavation research by German archeologists.

The excavation works are being conducted under the supervision of Yusuf Sezgin, assistant professor of archeology at Manisa Celal Bayar University. The Temple of Athena is expected to be erected in at least two months after the definite localization of the temple.

In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Yusuf Sezgin indicated this was the first time since 2004 that there was excavation work for the discovery of the temple and they are trying to understand whether the temple was dedicated to Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. Sezgin remarked that the region on which they were continuing the excavations signaled a carefully selected location for a temple.

“It is not known whether there are Temples of Athena in all of the 12 cities built by the people of Aiol south of İzmir during ancient times. On the other hand, Goddess Athena’s head was depicted on the coins from the Hellenistic-period in Aigai. In this respect, it can be deduced that she was one of the most important and protective goddesses of the city,” he said.

Emphasizing “pagan” beliefs in ancient times, Sezgin stated the discovery of the temple was key in understanding their beliefs. “That is the reason why we seek to understand what kind of a temple and belief Athena had. We think we will gain important information about the beliefs held in the region. There is no center of excavation in the Aeolis region except for the excavation of Aigai. In that respect, the archeological data acquired in Aigai are key in understanding the beliefs held during ancient times. It is thought that there is another Temple of Athena in the ancient city of Larissa in the region, yet we are not sure, since there have not been any archeological excavations. We are conducting an excavation in a sanctuary in the ancient city for the first time,” he said.

Sezgin also noted that numerous artifacts, such as glasses and ceramics, had been unearthed during the excavation. “However, we have a big problem. Since there is no archeological museum in Manisa, we have not had the chance to display the artifacts we had discovered. I hope that, God willing, we will be able to display the artifacts by building an archeological museum,” he said.

Aigai, which is 49 kilometers away from Manisa, is located near the Köseler neighborhood in the Yunusemre district. The ancient city dates back to the eighth century B.C. and was one of the 12 Ionian cities mentioned by Herodotus. It is sometimes known as “Nemrut Castle.” The city was a significant center of trade in the Hellenistic era.

Excavations have so far unearthed the city’s walls, a three-story agora, an assembly building, a stadium, a theater and the Temple of Demeter.

One of the recent findings in the ancient city was a sarcophagus. It was revealed to have belonged to the administrator of a school after its pieces were reunited.

Source: Hürriyet
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Re: Aigai by davidmorgan on Friday, 03 April 2009
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This is the least visited site in Turkey. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism only 16 people went there last year.
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