Manavgat distrikt

Antikke ruiner i Manavgat

Ancient Ruins & Theaters

This collection highlights the archaeological wealth of the Pamphylia and Pisidia regions in the Taurus foothills. It features the Aspendos Theater, renowned as the best-preserved Roman theater in the world, and the coastal ruins of Side, including its monumental Nymphaeum and 15,000-seat theater. Further inland, the hilltop sites of Seleucia, Selge, and Etenna offer well-preserved agoras, city walls, and cliffside structures that showcase Roman engineering and urban planning in rugged mountainous terrain.

Ancient Ruins & Theaters – Kart

A

Aspendos Theater

Aspendos or Aspendus was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey.

B

Side

Ancient maritime city and major commercial center of Pamphylia, featuring colonnaded streets, Roman baths, and a harbor dating back to the 7th century BC.

C

Roman theatre

A 2nd-century AD Roman theater with a capacity of 15,000. It is architecturally unique for being constructed on a system of arched vaults rather than a natural hillside.

D

Seleucia

Seleucia was originally an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Pamphylia, in Anatolia, approximately 15 km northeast of Side;…

E

Selge Ruins

Selge was an important city in ancient Pisidia and later in Pamphylia, on the southern slope of Mount Taurus, modern Antalya Province,…

F

Etenna

Etenna was a city in the late Roman province of Pamphylia Prima. Centuries earlier, it was reckoned as belonging to Pisidia, as by Polybius,…

G

Nymphaeum

A monumental 2nd-century AD fountain located at the main entrance of Side. Originally three stories high, it featured ornate marble decorations and supplied water to the city.

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