{"id":12580,"date":"2021-09-09T00:43:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T21:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arthipo.com\/artblog\/?p=12580"},"modified":"2021-09-09T00:54:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T21:54:18","slug":"aspendos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arthipo.com\/artblog\/en\/history-of-art\/aspendos-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Aspendos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aspendos<\/h2>\n

The ancient city of Aspendos is within the borders of Antalya Province in the south of Turkey. It is located in the Pamphylia region, on the banks of the Eurymedon (K\u00f6pr\u00fc\u00e7ay) river. The Acropolis is approximately 60 meters above sea level. It sits on a flat-topped hill with many surviving monuments such as the Nymphaeum, Basilica, Market Hall, and Odeion.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the Eurymedon River in ancient times, Pamphylia was a trading area. It was ruled by the Greeks, Persians and Romans. It is widely considered to be the best preserved ancient theater in the world.
\nAspendos Architectural Structure, Construction<\/p>\n

Built<\/h3>\n

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (160-180) had the Aspendos amphitheater built. Thanks to the inscriptions on its walls, we know exactly who designed it. Zeno, son of Theodorus. The inscriptions tell that Zeno was born in Aspendos. The financiers of the theater are the Curtius Crispinus brothers.<\/p>\n

Despite being built during the Roman period,<\/a> the theater displays many Greek features. Traditionally, the audience tribune is raised from the eastern slope of the acropolis. The remainder, the stage, the back wall and the side towers were built with a system of stone arches and vaults.<\/p>\n

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Aspendos Amphitheater Architectural Structure<\/p><\/div>\n

Aspendos Amphitheater Architectural Structure<\/h3>\n

The size of the Aspendos Theater is impressive. The total width of the theater is 96 meters, other elements follow the general proportions: the width of the stage is half the width of the building, and the diameter of the orchestra is half the width of the stage.<\/p>\n

Amphitheater Size<\/h4>\n

The audience tribune is divided into two by a horizontal walking path called a diazoma. The lower section has 20 rows of seats, while the upper section has 21 rows. The capacity of the theater is estimated to be at least 7,300 to 7,600 people and would have reached 8,500 if the stairs were used as seating.<\/p>\n

The theater is also known for its excellent acoustics and elegant architectural ornamentation. The two-story stage building is particularly impressive and, like most of the theatre, is extremely well preserved. This is largely due to the settlement of the city, which continued until the Byzantine and Seljuk periods. The Seljuks used the theater as a caravanserai and restored the building in the 13th century.<\/p>\n

In 1909, British archaeologist David George Hogarth was stunned by the theatre. He wrote: \u201cThis is unlike anything I’ve seen before. You may have seen amphitheaters in Italy, France, Dalmatia and Africa; temples in Egypt and Greece; palaces in Crete; You may be saturated with antiquity, or you may despise it. But you haven’t seen the Aspendos theater. \u201c<\/p>\n

The siphons at Aspendos allow researchers to further explore how it might have worked. In addition, the standing aqueducts of Aspendos are longer than those of Segovia and Pont du Gard.<\/p>\n

It is still used for its original purpose today. Aspendos Theater has been hosting the Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival<\/a> every year since 1994.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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