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Smyrna ancient agora basilica Corinthian columns, arched cryptoporticus, and Kadifekale slope.
Smyrna Roman Agora and Basilica at Konak, İzmir, Rhetorical Base of Master Orator Aelius Aristides (117 AD)

Historical event

MS 178 — MS 180Roman eraCulture and memory

Reconstruction of Smyrna by Emperor Marcus Aurelius Following the Plea of Aelius Aristides (178 AD)

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Reconstruction of Smyrna (178 AD) established how Aelius Aristides persuaded Emperor Marcus Aurelius to rebuild the ruined city of Smyrna.

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Historical event · MS 178 — MS 180 · Culture and memory

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  • Roman era

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