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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)

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Ionia & AeolisCulture and memory

From İzmir Aelius Aristides' Smyrna Oratory to Magnesia Pytheos Architecture and Teos Theodosius Geometry: Imperial Oratory, Halicarnassus Mausoleum, and Spherical Geometry

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Linking Smyrna's Aelius Aristides with Magnesia's Pytheos and Teos' Theodosius, Ege birthed imperial diplomacy, monumental architecture, and spherical geometry.

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Long-form story · Culture and memory · A link to today · deniz-doga

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  • Ionia & Aeolis
  • Hellenistic era
  • Roman era
  • Ottoman era
  • National Struggle & Republic
  • The Aegean today

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