EGETÜRKİYE

Circular white marble council seating steps and altar on acropolis slope.
400-Seat Marble Bouleuterion (Council Chamber) at Metropolis, Torbalı, Izmir

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Hellenistic eraTable and production

From Metropolis Council to Belevi Mausoleum and Torbalı Aqueducts

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Linking Metropolis's Mother Goddess sanctuary and 400-seat marble Bouleuterion with Belevi's royal mausoleum and Torbalı's 12-km Roman aqueducts, Izmir corridor forged a pinnacle of democracy, royalty, and engineering.

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

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Periods

  • Hellenistic era
  • Roman era
  • Eastern Roman era
  • The Aegean today

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