EGETÜRKİYE

Purple-veined white marble cut wall and ancient quarry steps. Photograph unavailable
Dokimeion Ancient Marble Quarries and Pavonazzetto Galleries at İscehisar, Afyonkarahisar

Historical event

100 CE circaRoman eraCulture and memory

Export of Dokimeion Pavonazzetto Purple-Veined Marble to Rome's Pantheon (100 AD)

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Export of Dokimeion Pavonazzetto Purple-Veined Marble to Rome marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 100 CE circa · Culture and memory

Event

Export of Dokimeion Pavonazzetto Purple-Veined Marble to Rome 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=Export%20of%20Dokimeion%20Pavonazzetto%20Purple-Veined%20Marble%20to%20Rome).

Legacy and limits

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

Periods

  • Roman era

Narrative stops

Research sources