EGETÜRKİYE

Marble gate arch ruins, columns, and a stone-paved ancient road in between. Photograph unavailable
Monumental Northern Gate of Stratonikeia and Beginning of the Sacred Way

Historical event

3rd century BCE — 4th century CEHellenistic eraCulture and memory

Kleidophoros Key-Bearing Ceremony and Hekatesia Festivals

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Kleidophoros Key-Bearing Ceremony and Hekatesia Festivals marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 3rd century BCE — 4th century CE · Culture and memory · A link to today

Event

Kleidophoros Key-Bearing Ceremony and Hekatesia Festivals 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=Kleidophoros%20Key-Bearing%20Ceremony%20and%20Hekatesia%20Festivals).

Legacy and limits

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

Periods

  • Hellenistic era
  • Roman era

Narrative stops

Research sources