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

Submitted by AlexHunger on Friday, 23 August 2013  Page Views: 5060

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Side. Alternative Name: Estwediya
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Manavgat  Nearest Village: Selimiye
Latitude: 36.768159N  Longitude: 31.390839E
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1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Side.
Side. submitted by davidmorgan : The partially reconstructed Temple of Apollo. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Hellenistic city in Antalya Province, Turkey which dates back to the 7th Century BCE. The city prospered during Roman times, but declined after this era. The city boasts a colonnade, theatre, an agora and an aqueduct, among other ancient buildings.

The 2nd century CE Temple of Athena and Apollo measured 30 metres by 16 metres and had 11 by 6 Corinthian columns, of which about 5 survive.

Note: Centuries-old temples revived in Turkey's ancient city of Side with new open air museum planned
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Side.
Side. submitted by davidmorgan : The Side aqueduct, built in the second half of the 2nd century CE, supplied Side with water from the Dumanlı spring which lies 25 km inland. The total length of the aqueduct is 30 km, including 22 aqueduct bridges and 16 tunnels of 100-2260m long, in total 13 km of tunnels. More information at Roman Aqueducts website. This particular section is near the village of Oymapınar at 36.888125, ... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Side. submitted by AlexHunger : Remains of Roman Temple of Athena and Apollo in Side, Turkey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Side. submitted by davidmorgan : One of the colonnaded streets. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Side. submitted by AlexHunger : Remains of the Roman theatre in Side, Turkey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Side. submitted by davidmorgan : The Nymphaeum. (2 comments)

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Side. submitted by davidmorgan : The rotunda in the agora in front of the theatre.

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Side. submitted by davidmorgan : The temple in bright daylight.

Side.
Side. submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of the Nymphaeum.

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Side. submitted by davidmorgan : The archway at Side.

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Side proves to be a prophecy center by davidmorgan on Friday, 06 March 2015
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An Omphalos stone, which has been found in Manavgat, a town in the southern province of Antalya, has proven the region was a prophecy center.

Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Professor Mehmet Özhanlı said his further examinations of the stone have confirmed this fact.

The Omphalos stone was found during excavations in 2001 in the ancient site of Side in Manavgat’s Side neighborhood. The original of the stone is made of meteor and it has many marble copies. The stone found in Side, which is one of these copies, is on display at the Side Museum.

Özhanlı, who has been working on the stone since 2007, also made studies in Germany about the stone. He said that as a result of his work, it was documented that Side was the center of prophecy. “This stone was found in prophecy centers only and was considered holy,” he said.

The professor noted the Omphalos stone was built in the center or top of a temple and the prognosticator of a temple took their power from this stone.

The nearly 40-centimeter high stone has a snake description on it, as well as other ornamentations.
“Since the 7th century B.C., Side has been the only gate opening to the Mediterranean. There is another temple right next to the temples of the Goddess Athena and the God Apollo. The stone, which was found in the excavation carried out in Side Büyükhamam, showed us that the temples of Side had other functions; people did not go there to worship only, as it was also the center of prophecy. Our studies revealed that Side had a female prognosticator and this woman made prognostications in the Temple of Apollo. Side was a significant source of income in the ancient era. The existence of such a holy stone in Side, which is one of the most popular tourism spots in Turkey, and the making of prognostications in the temples will contribute to tourism,” said Özhanlı.

“’Om’ means center and ‘phalos’ means navel, which is the center. If we compare it to humans, the navel is the center of a human. Humans are tied to life with the navel. Omphalos symbolizes this. It symbolizes that it is the center of the world. It is one of the things that many cities want to have. The most recognized ancient city in the world is the ancient city of Delphi in Greece. Anatolia is home to various places such as Didim, Claros, Patara and of course we can mention Side among them. We see that these stones were considered holy until late periods. In the ancient age, the place of this stone was considered the center of the world.”

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Centuries-old temples revived in Turkey's ancient city of Side by davidmorgan on Monday, 05 August 2013
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Archaeological excavations are continuing for a fifth year in the ancient city of Side in the southern province of Antalya. This year, the area’s temples are the focus of excavations amid plans to turn the area into an open-air museum, which will be a new attraction place for tourists.

The southern province of Antalya’s district Side will soon welcome a new open-air museum when centuries-old temples in the area are restored as part of ongoing archaeological works.

“When the 1,800-year-old Apollo and Athena temples in Side and the 1,300-year-old Basilica Church in the same area are restored and revived, the region will have a new open-air museum, a new attraction place for tourism,” said Professor Hüseyin Alanyalı, a member of Anadolu University’s Archaeology Department and the head of the excavations.

This year’s excavations started on July 2 with the participation of 92 people, including volunteer German archaeologists and a team of 15 archaeologists led by Professor Peter Scherrer from the Archaeology Department of Austria’s Graz University, Alanyalı said.

He said works were continuing on the eastern gate of the ancient city and in the area of temples, adding that excavations and restorations could take two years in the latter.

Temple of Apollo

He said the Temple of Apollo, located in the area of temples, was a very significant tourism symbol for the country.

Noting that the excavation and restoration of the temples and the basilica would soon be finished, Alanyalı said: “Besides the Temple of Apollo, we also want to make the Temple of Tyche more attractive. We want to make this area a center of attraction as Side’s gate, opening to the world.”

The professor said some circles had reacted to the fact that the temple area had been enclosed and that entrance fees were now being charged, but added that such steps were necessary to ensure the area is protected.

Alanyalı said excavation works in Side had been continuing for five years and that they would make a report on the artifacts unearthed during the five-year process.

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