Featured: Lost Secrets - an adventure during Neolithic times

Lost Secrets - an adventure during Neolithic times

Random Image


Montezuma Castle

Stone Circles, a Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival

Stone Circles, a Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival

Who's Online

There are currently, 251 guests and 1 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

More Choices

Contribute to our running costs
Webrings
News Feeds
Megalithic Mysteries
Our Online Shop

<< Our Photo Pages >> Termessos - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 26 March 2007  Page Views: 10949

Multi-periodSite Name: Termessos Alternative Name: Thermessos
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Antalya  Nearest Village: Kizilkaya
Latitude: 36.982642N  Longitude: 30.464786E
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 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
0No data.
 4 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
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

Internal Links:
External Links:

I have visited· I would like to visit

BURCHY visited on 11th Oct 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2 Quite a climb up path - not for faint hearted but well worth it. Other half bottled out after 2 kms! Good parking facilities at top end and good restaurant at bottom end (some 10 kms from entrance) Well worth the visit but make sure you have plenty of water with you on the climb up.

davidmorgan h_fenton have visited here

Termessos
Termessos submitted by h_fenton : The Odeon at Termessos. 5 May 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Antalya Province, Turkey.

Although Termessos is mentioned in the Iliad, no real concrete evidence appears until 334 BCE when Alexander the Great passed through the region. The city boasts a theatre, a stoa, an agora, the foundations of a temple of Artemis, the temple of Zeus and an odeon, among other buildings.

Site plan at Historic Anatolia.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Termessos
Termessos submitted by davidmorgan : Panoramic view of the theatre. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Termessos
Termessos submitted by davidmorgan : The tomb with lions in the north-east necropolis. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Termessos
Termessos submitted by h_fenton : Panorama of the Theatre at Termessos. The panorama is composed of three badly shot photos which were difficult to join, I'm not entirely happy with the perspective and warping of the panorama but it gives a very good impression of how this site looks (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Termessos
Termessos submitted by davidmorgan : The Roman bath house. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Termessos
Termessos submitted by h_fenton : Termessos - The tomb of Alcetas

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Heroon at Termessos. Heroons are some sort of Greek Hero Worship center.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Storage Chambers at the side of the Hill at Termessos' behid the Gymnasium/

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Hadrian Propylon and Artemis Temple at the foot of the mountain below the town of Termessos.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Roman style sarcophagus on the side of the mountain at the town of Termessos. This one clearly didn't go into a niche.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by davidmorgan : The Corinthian Temple.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by davidmorgan : The cella of the Temple of Artemis.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by davidmorgan : A rock-cut tomb in the west cliff of the valley up to Termessos.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Hadrian Propylon and Artemis Temple at the foot of the mountain below the town of Termessos.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Minor Artemis Temple at Termessos. There was also a larger one, but I couldn't find it due to the vegetation. This is a national park and no excavations are permitted. (1 comment)

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Rock Cut Tombs in several niches on the side of the mountain at the town of Termessos. Presumably there would have been a sarcophagi in them.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by h_fenton : Amongst the ruins of the baths / Gymnasium at Termessos.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by h_fenton : Theatre at Termessos.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : one of many uge underground cisterns for rain water at the the top of the town of Termessos. For safety reasons, there are now bars over the openings. (1 comment)

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Bouleuterium (town parliament) or Odeum at the foot of the top of the town of Termessos.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Rock Cut Tomb in a niches on the side of the mountain at the town of Termessos. Presumably there would have been a sarcophagi in it.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Rock Cut Tomb in a niche on the side of the mountain at the town of Termessos. Presumably there would have been a sarcophagus in it.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by AlexHunger : Rock Cut Tomb at the top of the mountain at the town of Termessos. This one would have taken half a day to reach on a major hike.

Termessos
Termessos submitted by h_fenton : The city walls of Termessos. Cut into the rockface in the background is an aquaduct that caught and brought water to the huge cisterns under the city.

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the area

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 14.0km NE 42° Karain Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 19.7km ESE 123° Antalya* Ancient Village or Settlement
 22.0km ESE 119° Antalya Museum* Museum
 22.1km N 2° Ariassos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 25.5km NNE 25° Doseme Bogazi* Ancient Trackway
 26.9km N 6° Bademagaci Hoyuk* Ancient Village or Settlement
 28.1km SSE 161° Beldibi Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 31.4km N 6° Panemoteichos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 33.0km NNE 21° Sia (Pisidia) Ancient Village or Settlement
 33.4km ESE 117° Magydus Ancient Village or Settlement
 34.6km E 94° Perge* Ancient Village or Settlement
 43.9km NE 36° Milyos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 44.0km SSE 167° Idyros Ancient Village or Settlement
 46.5km E 89° Sillyon* Ancient Village or Settlement
 49.4km ENE 58° Pednelissos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 51.6km S 171° Phaselis* Ancient Village or Settlement
 53.0km SSW 206° Idebessos Ancient Village or Settlement
 60.6km NNE 19° Cremna* Ancient Village or Settlement
 61.3km S 181° Chimera* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 63.0km E 94° Aspendos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 63.4km SW 215° Arykanda* Ancient Village or Settlement
 64.8km ENE 65° Selge* Ancient Village or Settlement
 65.4km S 179° Olympos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 67.4km NW 306° Camur Hoyuk Ancient Village or Settlement
 67.6km SW 236° Hacimusalar Hoyuk* Ancient Village or Settlement
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Alalakh

Miletus >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Contribute!

· NEW: I have visited
· I would like to visit
· Submit an Image
· Add a description
· Give accurate position
· Add a comment or news about this site

Stone Circles CD-ROM now £10+p&p

Stone Circles CD-ROM now £10+p&p

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Termessos" | Login/Create an Account | 1 comment
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Ancient road found in Termessos ancient city by davidmorgan on Sunday, 25 June 2017
(User Info | Send a Message)
A 2,300-year-old ancient road has been unearthed in the ancient city of Termessos in the southern province of Antalya. The ancient city is known as one of the cities that Alexander the Great failed to conquer.

Located on a natural platform on top of the 1,665-meter-high Güllük Mount, Termessos is 30 kilometers away from the city center. No excavation works have yet been carried out in the ancient city, which still maintains its magnificent structure.

Stating that he was very excited about the newly found road, Antalya Surveying and Monuments Director Cemil Karabayram said they believe the road between Termessos and Attaleia (the ancient name of Antalya) may have been used since the prehistoric era.

“The Yenice Strait is the only natural route that connects Pisidia to the sea. Some parts of this road, which we think was used by Alexander the Great, remained under the current asphalt road,” Karabayram added.

He said that for the first time this year they formed an academic council to start excavations in Termessos upon the order of Antalya Governor Münir Karaoğlu, and planning had been made for further steps.

“This city has been protected very well but unfortunately no archaeological excavations have been carried out in the city. We have initiated works in the city walls and found a big main road extending to the south. This find is very important as we also found staircases and passing routes. Termessos will regain its magnificence with the works. We did not have information about the road so far; now we have a road dating back 2,300 years and it still maintains its originality. The road has been affected by earthquakes but it has not been damaged. It is a big gain for tourism. We think Alexander the Great used this road,” Karabayram added.

The Antalya Governor’s Office has provided at the first stage 2 million Turkish Liras allocation for the works, he also noted.

Termessos is a very important city that belonged to the Pisidia region in the north of Antalya. Alexander the Great surrounded the city in 333 B.C. but failed to conquer it.

The current ruins in the city are from the Hellenistic, Roman and Eastern Roman eras, and include walls, the Hadrian’s triumphal arch, the cisterns, the theater, the gymnasium, the agora, the odeon and the heroon.

Among the tombs are those of Alcates, Agatemeros and the Lion decorated sarcophagi.

Termessos also draws attention for cemeteries, which are from a number of different eras and show a number of different styles.

The city was abandoned in the 5th century.

Source: Hürriyet
[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.