STRATONICEA Page 3
The Peripheral Temple
Peripteral temple built in the Ionic order, it is situated on the upper terrace and was probably dedicated to the Roman Emperor (possibly Augustus), early imperial period, Stratonicea, Caria, Turkey.
A peripheral temple is a type of temple where the columns of the portico are continued around the sides and rear of the structure. Almost all Ancient Greek temples follow this plan.
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The Peripheral Temple
Gymnasium (Below)
Stratonicea Gymnasium Koryceum. A Koryceum is a room in a palaestra for exercise with the heavy punching-bag
A palaestra was any site of an ancient Greek wrestling school. Events requiring little space, such as boxing and wrestling, took place there. Palaestrae functioned both independently and as a part of public gymnasia; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium existed without a palaestra.
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Stratonicea Gymnasium Koryceum.
Frigidarium & Ephebeium
Frigidarium is the cold room in a Roman Bath & Ephebeum is the large hall in Roman baths in which youths practised gymnastic exercises.
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Stratonicea Frigidarium of Gymnasium
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Stratonicea Ephebeium of Gymnasium
Stratonicea Ephebeium of Gymnasium & Toilets (Below)
Stratonicea Seljuk Baths
Stratonicea Remains from Ottomans
Bronze Coins & Drachmas found in Stratonicea
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A nearby abandoned Turkish village house that had been built with some stones from the ancient city.
