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Two giant rearing lion reliefs carved on a tuff rock facade flanking a Phrygian tomb entrance. Photograph unavailable
7th-Century BCE Monumental Phrygian Lion Tomb Relief at Aslantaş, Göynüş Valley, İhsaniye

Historical event

700 BCE — 650 BCEIonia & AeolisCulture and memory

Carving of Monumental Phrygian Royal Lion Tomb at Aslantaş, Göynüş Valley

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Carving of Monumental Phrygian Royal Lion Tomb at Aslantaş, Göynüş Valley (700 BCE) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 700 BCE — 650 BCE · Culture and memory · A link to today

Event

Carving of Monumental Phrygian Royal Lion Tomb at Aslantaş, Göynüş Valley (700 BCE) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Carving%20of%20Monumental%20Phrygian%20Royal%20Lion%20Tomb%20at%20Aslanta%C5%9F%2C%20G%C3%B6yn%C3%BC%C5%9F%20Valley%20(700%20BCE)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Ionia & Aeolis

Narrative stops

Research sources