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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Euromos
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Milas  Nearest Village: Selimiye
Latitude: 37.374203N  Longitude: 27.675222E
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3Reasonable but with some damage
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Euromos submitted by davidmorgan : The Temple of Zeus. August 1993. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient town in Muğla Province, Turkey with well preserved 2nd century CE Temple of Zeus which measures 27m by 14m and has 11 by 6 Corinthian columns. There are indications the temple was never finished due to unfluted column drums.

There is also a very ruined theatre here.

Note: The Zeus Lepsynos Temple from the 2nd century BC to be restored to its former glory as archaeological excavations continue
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Euromos submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of the Temple of Zeus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Euromos submitted by davidmorgan : Inside the Temple of Zeus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Euromos submitted by davidmorgan : The Temple of Zeus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Euromos submitted by davidmorgan : Looking down on the Temple of Zeus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Temple of Zeus Lepsynos in Turkey regains its glory by davidmorgan on Thursday, 12 May 2022
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The restoration of the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos has also been carried out meticulously in the ancient city, and the repair and strengthening works continue.

Stating that they used 90% of the original architectural elements in the restoration of the temple, the classification works of which were completed, Kızıl said: “There were column drums, column capitals, architrave blocks, friezes, and cornice blocks that we could use on every facade. We documented all of these materials and recorded them. And we are using these original materials in restorations.”

Source: Arkeonews.
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Re: Euromos by Athang1504 on Monday, 12 September 2016
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I'm not sure about the true dimensions of the temple of Zeus Lepsynos at Europos, but if they are about 27m x 14m, then they are probably...
60 x 31 (MC - Megalithic Cubits) or 27.24m x 14.076m.
The number 31 is approximately π^3 (~31.0063) or 14.0786m.

See the blog "Metron Ariston" at http://athang1504.blogspot.com

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Re: Euromos by Anonymous on Thursday, 08 September 2016
It is interesting to note that in the temple's base measurement, once converted to chains, we find they equate to 2.72. The moon cycles the earth every 27.2 days, and this is hinted by the 27m side. In determining the moon's cycle, divided by four (weeks), we arrive at 6.8. This is also hinted at in the dimension of 14m, which equals 0.69 (roughly 6.8). Thus we find the temple, it self, is feminine, and as dedicated to Zeus, he would no doubt be the Hercules, the Kaiser, &c, the Lord of the Ark.
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Re: Zeus Temple to regain its glory by Anonymous on Sunday, 04 September 2016
a really nice informative site. Thank you
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Zeus Temple to regain its glory by davidmorgan on Friday, 02 September 2016
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The Zeus Lepsynos Temple from the 2nd century B.C. will be revived to regain its former glory, as archaeological excavations continue in the ancient city of Euromos in the western province of Muğla’s Milas district.

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Archaeology Department academic and Euromos excavations head Abuzer Kızıl said the excavations in the ancient city had restarted five years ago after a 36-year hiatus.

Kızıl said cleaning, drilling, geophysical, mapping, culvert and excavation works have been carried out in recent years in the temple, agora, theater, necropolis, bath and walls of the ancient city.

He said they had important projects to carry out on the Zeus Temple, adding that lots of architectural ruins still existed in the temple.

Stating that the Zeus Temple was one of the best preserved temples in Anatolia, Kızıl added, “Among 17 pillars in the temple, 16 are still surviving with their beams. We will continue documenting the architectural elements of the temple.”

He said their goal was to revive the blocks on the ground through a comprehensive restoration work and make the temple glorious again.

Kızıl said that due to its location, Euromos was one of the luckiest ancient cities in Anatolia, and that it was also one of the significant cities of Karia.

He also said they were working hard to best promote the Zeus Temple after quality restoration work. “Now the most important thing for us is to get rid of the concrete molds casted by late Prof. Ümit Serdaroğlu in the 1970s. It is really very difficult to do it. It makes us tired,” he added.

Kızıl said the ancient city of Euromos and the Zeus Temple had importance in terms of regional promotion and tourism in addition to its archaeological and scientific importance.

“We are still working on it. We enumerate each of thousands of pieces… one by one. The work in this temple is a doctorate thesis. We are working with a research assistant. At the same time, we are working with foreign academics for its restoration. I believe that after the restoration of broken columns the ancient value of this temple will increase.”

Kızıl said university students and academics from Turkish and foreign universities participated in the work at the site and the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums and the Muğla Governor’s Office and the Metropolitan Municipality all made contributions.

The Zeus Temple is located by the wayside of the Milas-Söke highway. It is believed that it was constructed in the time of Emperor Hadrian.

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