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Priene Theatre, Güllübahçe, Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey, Asia
The horseshoe-shaped theatre at Priene represents one of the best-preserved and earliest forms of Hellenistic theatres built in Turkey. Ten kilometers north of Miletus, the ancient site of Priene sits on the northern edge of the Meander River plain just outside the small city of Gullubahçe, Turkey. The ancient city was once a flourishing port, but the Meander River, true to its name, isolated the city by depositing silt, thus producing the fertile farmland we see today. The city of Priene dates from 350 BC, and the theatre was constructed at the site soon after (ca. 332-330 BC). Although the remnants of the theatre we see today are the product of numerous alterations by both Greek and Romans over several centuries, the ruins retain many of features associated with the Hellenistic theatres that were to follow: horseshoe-shaped seating area (theatron) dug into the slope of a hill, a two-story scene house with a high stage above the lower scene house facade (proskenion), and a performance space that de-emphasized the importance of the chorus and featured the actor. The condition of Priene's remains and the significance of its features prompts Beiber to cite the theatre as the earliest, best preserved, and most important among the new theatres which were erected in Hellenistic times. (Beiber, 109). This small theatre on the southern slopes of Mt. Mykale was in use for five hundred years and although it could accommodate over 6000 people in its 47 rows of seating, only the 15 lower rows remain. The seating area (theatron) of forty-seven rows of seats (22 in the lower and 25 in the higher theatron seating sections) were divided by six staircases vertically and one walkway (diazoma) horizontally. Square holes in the marble seating are cited as evidence of posts that once supported temporary shade awnings. Around 300 BC, marble armchairs (prohedrai) were built around the edge of the orchestra as seating for distinguished guests. The existing prohedrai are decorated with lions' claws and have inscriptions recording that the seats were dedicated to Dionysos by Nysios, son of Diphilos. The lowest row of seats is separated from the row of prohedrai in the orchestra by a 1.85 m-wide water drainage canal that is covered with smooth stone slabs. At the western end of the water canal, there is a rectangular pedestal with hollows on top. Identified as a water clock (clepsydra), it serves as evidence that political meetings were once held in the theatre and the water clock timed speeches.
The seating faces south, but for an unknown reason the eastern seating support wall (analemmata) is not in line with the north-south plan of the city. These retaining walls were erected in the later 4th century BC or, at the latest, at the beginning of the 3rd century. Bieber credits the popularity of New Comedy and its emphasis on the actor with the raised stage and the de-emphasis of the orchestra as a primary performance area. At Priene, the skene was rebuilt in stone in the third century BC (ca. 269-250 BC) and a roof was added to the area in front of the skene (proskenion) forming a raised acting area or stage. Stone beams that once supported the floor of this stage are visible in the space between the skene and the proskenion. The raised stage provided performers with a commanding position to address the audience.
The proskenion, which is longer than the skene, has twelve Doric half-columns, on which traces of red and blue paint have been found. Bieber speculates that the spaces between the columns often held pinakes, or painted wooden panels for scenery. The two-story skene projects somewhat into Theatre Street, which runs behind it, and has three rooms per floor. In the lower story each of the three rooms has a doorway opening onto the orchestra. The middle room also has a door opening onto the street adjacent to the theatre. A flight of steps on the outside of the western side of the building leads to the second story. The second story had three doors (thyromata), which opened onto the stage. Two cylindrical statue bases at either side and in front of the proskenion can still be seen: the western one once bore a statue of Apollodorus, son of Poseidinius (160 BC) and the eastern one in honor of Thrasybulus, son of Pylius (150 BC).
Travel Turkey - Exploring the Myra Ruins
Take a tour of Myra Ruins in Turkey -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The Myra ruins reside in Turkey on the coast of the Mediterranean, near a town that is now known as Demre.
Myra was once a leading city in a collection of ancient Turkish cities known as Lycia.
The ruins here are renowned for the rock-cut tombs and carved amphitheater.
The two sets of tombs are named river-necropolis and ocean-necropolis.
The interiors of many of the tombs resemble log-cabins; the exteriors were once supposedly painted many different colors.
St. Nicholas of Myra, whose striking church is located amidst the ruins, is said to be one of the original inspirations for Santa Claus.
Turkey - Priene - Travel Video
Priene is an ancient Hellenistic city near Miletus dating back to 8th Century BC. Here is the ruins of the Temple of Athena, a picturesque theater and the old city walls. You can arrange tours from Selcuk.
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Priene: A Nice Place Oldrover's photos around Priene, Turkey (priene pension turkey)
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Entry Title: Priene: A Nice Place
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Priene, or the ruins thereof, is an archaeological site on the west coast of Turkey. It is a lovely site. In nice weather. Of course it is in ruins. And many pine trees grow up throughout the spaces once cleared and occupied by the homes, civic places and activities of its residents. And grow they do. They are higher now than in many of the postcard pictures. But the trees do give it a pleasant park-like atmosphere.
I did my usual thing: crawl and clamber over the exposed stones, read a couple of guide books describing the intimate details--all of which I forget about as soon as I read them.
I have visited the site on two occasions. Once in beautiful weather, and once during a windy day that ended in a little bit of a rain sprinkle. That just as I was trying to climb up to the fort on top of the high rocky bulb, seemingly growing out of the ruins like one of the pine trees.
On my second visit to Priene, and in order to better place myself for my next visits--to Miletus and Didyma--I moved to a pension in the village of Güllübahçe next door. Of course in my usual unprepared naivete I was a little surprised to find the pension without electricity. A swimming pool was being constructed over the winter season, and for some reason the electricity was off. I thought I could make do.
What really rankled me, however, was being charged 27.50YTL for a bed and candle. No light, no hotwater, no breakfast, no wireless. The previous week in Selcuk I had all of the above (including one of the best breakfast offerings in Turkey) for 30YTL. I guess the guy thought he was giving me a deal as he said the regular seasonal charge was 100YTL. Deal or not, I decided that I had given him enough of my money, and walked a mile or two into Güllübahçe for a meal at twice the price that he offered me in his other place in the village.
Furthermore, I even slept in my own sleeping bag! It was chilly. And the Turkish idea of warm bed coverings is to pile on thick and heavy comforters, or whatever they are called. I don't like so much weight, and body warmth seems to seep out the sides anyway, so I generally turn to my own gear.
The next day I moved to a hotel in Söke, the town from which all the buses radiate anyway. It is 45YTL, but has all the usual basics: primarily a Jim room: first floor fronting the trafficed street below. These days the street is frequently used by mobile sound systems very loudly declaiming candidates for the upcoming--Turkey-wide--mayoral elections.
However, before going back to Söke I did my perhaps now familiar hike and climb around the greater perimeter of the the archaeological site. The pension owner proffered me a litre of water.
The plan was to head up the road to the east side of the citadel mount, then continue on around counter-clockwise in the ringing hills to the north and around to the west. This view, from the southeast, out on the Menander plain, shows the rocky acropolis dome, the now forested city below, and the hills rounding to the northwest.
Once on top one could tippy-toe to the edge and look directly down on the site of the Priene town. First an overview; then close-ups of the theater and the precincts of the Temple of Athena.
At the top there are extensive remains of the acropolis fortification walls. And, in this view, the hills to the west northwest that I would traverse roughly at this same elevation. I found this fellow(?) out across the way, and thought his personal fort echoed in form the hilltop fortification. These fellows do move slowly. But they are dauntless. You can set them down, turn around, and they have moved off out of sight ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. Visualizing Ancient Priene
2. A View To Priene
3. Temple of Athena, 4th century BC.
4. The Theater of Priene, 4th century BC.
5. The Pension Owner
6. A Look Over the Edge
7. Close-Up of the Theater
8. Close-Up of the Temple of Athena
9. Acropolis Fortress Walls
10. Two Defenses
11. Gnarly Simon
12. I Just Had to Hack Through It
13. And the Stickies Have to Be Cut Away
14. Priene and Acropolis from the West
15. Something of What We Are Missing
16. Another View of the Theater
17. The Modern Way to the Acropolis
18. On a Clear Day You Can See Miletus
19. On An Unclear Day, You Cannot See Miletus
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TURKEY: Letoon - ancient sanctuary ruins [HD]
The Letoon was a sanctuary of Leto, that was one of the most important religious centres of the Lycian region in Anatolia.
Letoon was administered by the ancient city Xanthos.
Archaeological finds at the site date back to the late sixth century BCE, before the Greek cultural hegemony in Lycia, which began in the early fourth century.
The foundations of the Hellenistic temple dedicated to Leto, and her children, Artemis and Apollo, have been excavated from 1962.
Archaeologists have excavated much of the ruins; discoveries include the Letoon trilingual, bearing inscriptions in Greek, Lycian and Aramaic, which has provided crucial keys in the deciphering of the Lycian language; it is conserved in the Fethiye Museum.
Remains of three temples, each dedicated to one of the three deities of Letoon are located side by side in the center of the site. The temples of Artemis and Apollo were burnt down to slaked lime
The temple of Leto is the largest and best-preserved temple, likely dating back to the 5th century BC. The temple was built of very fine limestone, the clear color of which created the illusion of marble. An ionic portico surrounded the cult room (cella), which was decorated with an elegant engaged corinthian colonnade.
The site has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.
The site is located between the towns of Kas and Fethiye in Antalya province of Turkey, approximately 4 kms south of Xanthos along the Xanthos River.
September 13, 2012
Priene - Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
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Priene Kusadasi
Once an ancient city of Ionia, Prine, with its well-preserved remains of the Temple of Athena, theater, gymnasium and many excavated houses, form one of the best examples of the grid type of town-planning.
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- ... The first set of ruins of Priene were an hours drive from Kusadasi ...
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- Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
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- Priene - Temple of Artemis in the background by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- Priene - Columns of the Temple of Artemis by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- Priene - Greek writing in the town hall by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- Priene - VIP Seats in Theater by Mjs81 from a blog titled Driving through Ancient Ruins with Narrow Streets
- Temple of Athena at Priene by Mjs81 from a blog titled Driving through Ancient Ruins with Narrow Streets
- The main road up to Priene by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- Priene - Temple of Artemis by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- The first ruins of Priene by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- Lizared in Priene by Mjs81 from a blog titled Driving through Ancient Ruins with Narrow Streets
- Priene - theatre by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
- Priene - senate by Jeffanddana from a blog titled Priene, Miletus, Didyma - such a pleasant surprise
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