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Sagalassos 225 pictures 7 minutes HQ video The city is situated on the southern slopes of the Aglasun mountains, 1700 meters above sea level. These mountains are part of the western Taurus. The first traces of settlement on the territory of the city are about 12,000 years old. The region was named Pisidia after the Pisidian tribes that arrived some 4000 years ago. The city of Sagalassos itself entered the limelight for the first time in 333 B.C., when Alexander the Great took it by storm. From the beginning of the Imperial Period until the middle of the 6^th century A.D. Sagalassos became a trade and production center of pottery. The fine ware was traded throughout the Mediterranean and has been found, for example, in Egypt and Italy. View of the Valley (south) Theater The theater was built between 180 and 200 A.D. A large theater was built along the eastern extremity of the city. A last major construction was dated to the first quarter of the 3^rd century A.D. This theater was partly dug into the slope and partly built up on a substructure. Houses Fountain The fountain near the library was built in the second half of 1^st century B.C. Library This monument was built at the end of the first quarter of the second century, Titus Flavius Severianus Neon, a prominent citizen of Sagalassos, paid for the construction of a beautiful library. Doric Temple The temple presumably dedicated to Zeus, was built in the last quarter of the second century B.C. Bouleuterion The Bouleuterion was built in the last quarter of the second century B.C. This "Senate building" was erected on a terrace to the west of the public square. This building provided seating for about 200 town councilors. The dimensions and type are closely related to that in Priene. Nymphaeum The building was built in the Antonine period (160-180 A.D.). A large fountain with two storeys was erected at the north of the lower agora to partially disguise the simple front of the Odeon. Roman Baths Located to the east of the lower agora could not yet be established, but may go back to the 2^nd century A.D., probably remodeled in the 6^th century A.D. The baths are covering more than 1000 sq. m. The hot water baths, richly embellished with marble veneer, were located on the first floor and were supported by the enormous brick vaults of the ground floor. One of these was fitted out as a public toilet with no less than 40 seats. Temple of Antoninus Pius After 120 A.D., a second temple for the imperial cult, was started under Hadrian, but completed under Antoninus Pius. Back to Turkey Index