Afrodisias Tiyatro Hamamı

Zoilos, who changed the fate of the city of Aphrodisias, was also the person who had the theater built. I.O. We understand it from the inscription on the stage structure built in the 1st century. According to the inscription, this complex is a gift of Julia Zoilos to the Goddess Aphrodite and the people of the city. Again, based on these inscriptions, the theater's BC. We can say that it was finished before 27 years.

The eastern part of the mound, called the Acropolis Hill, was carved out. The upper part of the two-part sitting benches was dismantled during the Byzantine period when the castle was being built. The stage building is the oldest three-storey stage building in Anatolia. There were Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles. The statues of Apollo and Melpomene exhibited in the museum were found here. Apart from these, boxers and the bust of Aphrodite were also found during the theater excavations.

The half-round orchestra part in the middle of the Aphrodisias theater was used as an arena during the reign of Emperor Marcus Avrelius (161-180) by removing the lower steps of the sitting rows, deepening it and turning it into a cone.

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Beautiful site but not cared enough. It is a shame because could be a second Efes.