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Tralles Üç Gözler monumental marble arch piers, podium wall, and Aydın valley. Photograph unavailable
Tralleis School of Geometry at Efeler, Aydın, Intellectual Center of Metrodorus of Tralles (5th Century AD)

Historical event

early 6th century CERoman eraCulture and memory

Training of Byzantine Master Builders of Hagia Sophia by Geometrician Metrodorus of Tralles (510 AD)

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Training of Byzantine Master Builders of Hagia Sophia by Geometrician Metrodorus of Tralles (510 AD) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · early 6th century CE · Culture and memory

Event

Training of Byzantine Master Builders of Hagia Sophia by Geometrician Metrodorus of Tralles (510 AD) 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=Training%20of%20Byzantine%20Master%20Builders%20of%20Hagia%20Sophia%20by%20Geometrician%20Metrodorus%20of%20Tralles%20(510%20AD)).

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

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