Alaşehir district, Manisa
Read Alaşehir in Manisa through history, today, table and culture.
Manisa · 3 place records · 5 narratives
What does this district dossier connect?
Alaşehir brings together place records, related historical events and living-culture themes within Manisa and Inner Aegean. Records are connected with Ottoman era, The Aegean today, Roman era, Eastern Roman era, Hellenistic era, Ionia & Aeolis. Current research layers include culture and memory, links to the present, deniz-doga, table and production.
History
- Three Thresholds of Gediz: Sardis, Kula and Alaşehir
- From Lake Gygaia to Alaşehir Theater and Saruhanlı Olive Groves: Lydian Royal Grounds, 10,000-Seat Roman Stage, and 500-Year-Old Stone Presses
- Lydian King Alyattes' Funeral Ceremony and Tumulus Construction at Lake Gygaia (560 BCE)
- Construction of the St. Jean Basilica at Philadelpheia (550 CE)
- From Philadelpheia to Katakekaumene Vineyards and Kurşunlu Han: Seven Churches, Volcanic Wine, and Caravan Routes
Today
- Alaşehir Kurşunlu Han Caravanserai
- Alaşehir Philadelpheia Tepeköy 10,000-Seat Roman Theater
- Ancient City of Philadelpheia and St. Jean Basilica
- Three Thresholds of Gediz: Sardis, Kula and Alaşehir
- From Lake Gygaia to Alaşehir Theater and Saruhanlı Olive Groves: Lydian Royal Grounds, 10,000-Seat Roman Stage, and 500-Year-Old Stone Presses
- Lydian King Alyattes' Funeral Ceremony and Tumulus Construction at Lake Gygaia (560 BCE)
- From Philadelpheia to Katakekaumene Vineyards and Kurşunlu Han: Seven Churches, Volcanic Wine, and Caravan Routes
Table
- From Lake Gygaia to Alaşehir Theater and Saruhanlı Olive Groves: Lydian Royal Grounds, 10,000-Seat Roman Stage, and 500-Year-Old Stone Presses
- Lydian King Alyattes' Funeral Ceremony and Tumulus Construction at Lake Gygaia (560 BCE)
- From Philadelpheia to Katakekaumene Vineyards and Kurşunlu Han: Seven Churches, Volcanic Wine, and Caravan Routes
Culture
- Three Thresholds of Gediz: Sardis, Kula and Alaşehir
- From Lake Gygaia to Alaşehir Theater and Saruhanlı Olive Groves: Lydian Royal Grounds, 10,000-Seat Roman Stage, and 500-Year-Old Stone Presses
- Lydian King Alyattes' Funeral Ceremony and Tumulus Construction at Lake Gygaia (560 BCE)
- Construction of the St. Jean Basilica at Philadelpheia (550 CE)
- From Philadelpheia to Katakekaumene Vineyards and Kurşunlu Han: Seven Churches, Volcanic Wine, and Caravan Routes