Agora of Smyrna

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Agora of Smyrna
İzmir Agorası
Izmir Agora.JPG
Alternative nameAgora of İzmir
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Coordinates38°25′08″N 27°08′16″E / 38.41889°N 27.13778°E / 38.41889; 27.13778Coordinates: 38°25′08″N 27°08′16″E / 38.41889°N 27.13778°E / 38.41889; 27.13778
History
MaterialMarble  
Founded4th century BC  
Site notes
Excavation dates1933–present
Public accessYes

The Agora of Smyrna, alternatively known as the Agora of İzmir (Turkish: İzmir Agorası), is an ancient Roman agora located in Smyrna (present-day İzmir, Turkey). Originally built by the Greeks in the 4th century BC, the agora was ruined by an earthquake in 178 AD.[1] Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ordered its reconstruction.[2] Excavations started in 1933.[1] In 2020, the Agora of Smyrna became a Tentative World Heritage Site as part of "The Historical Port City of Izmir."[3]

Buildings and structures of the agora[]

  1. Faustina Gate
  2. Ancient Street[4]
  3. North Stoa (Basilica)[5]
  4. West Stoa
  5. Graffiti
  6. Corinthian colonnade
  7. Ottoman-era Muslim graveyard[6]
  8. House of Sabbatai Zevi[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b İzmir - Agora
  2. ^ İzmir'in kent merkezindeki 1800 yıllık 'Tarihi Agora'
  3. ^ "The Historical Port City of Izmir". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Main street revealed in agora of Smyrna". Hürriyet Daily News. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna
  6. ^ Smyrna Agora a historical and architectural treasure
  7. ^ Cortijo de Sevi: Kültür Mirası Sabatay Sevi'nin Evi'nin Geçmişi, Bugünü ve Geleceği

External links[]

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