2. century Roman baths from the Roman era and found the lost city

2. century Roman baths from the Roman era and found the lost city

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Kirsehir 2 estimated to be found-century Roman bath.The castle village of the town of Cicekdagi Büyükteflek mevkisinde, treasure hunters started about 1.5 months ago where the village headman who noticed that the remains of destroyed brick wall Eyup Baran, briefed the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism.

Been in operation for the Headquarters and technical teams in charge of the excavation area and double-storey building located in the building sub-floor bath furnace (hypocaust) was detected.

Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Mustafa Gökgül, told reporters at the site, a protected area of the region is being carried out illegal excavations, launched a rescue excavation reports after it discovered the ruins of baths.

Removed about 1.5 months, representing ongoing studies uncovered the remains of baths Gökgül, said: "Notice that the remains of baths learned as a result of rescue excavation have received permission from the Council for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage. Technical expertise and efforts of our friends turned out to work in such a short time. This bath, here is a large city, the presence of a temple in the city, the city suggests that the larger structures are related. 2. century, which we estimate that a Roman bath and has so far not included in the literature of a building undetected by anyone. Excavation work will continue until the end. "Excavation site approximately 2 meters high, made ​​of brick and stone walls that have been unearthed Gökgül, part two-storey structure, the lower floor of the fire is kindled, reported that the top floor of the marble tubs and water expenses.mynet

Roman baths, and Zeus, the goddess of luck and gladiator statues depicting candles Tyhke

Roman baths, and Zeus, the goddess of luck and gladiator statues depicting candles Tyhke

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Excavation Metropolis Chairperson, Department of Archaeology at the University of Thrace, Asst. Assoc. Dr. Serdar Aybek, AA correspondent, said in a statement, the ancient city of Metropolis in Yenikoy and excavations on the hill between the villages of the Uzbek Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Sabancı Foundation, with the support of the City of Metropolis Bag Lovers Association, and has continued for 20 years told.

Metropolis, the boundaries of the cities have not yet been identified that the layer of a culture dating back to the geometric phase, the Hellenistic period theater in the region, several buildings were built in the city "is a small city of art" that carries the nature Aybek, said:

"Metropolis, from the present 5 thousand years ago, founded the Early Bronze Age. Archaeological excavations carried out here during the Acropolis of the city the Early Bronze Age and Middle Bronze Age pottery fragments and stone axes, and some Hittite seal found with the contemporary. "

Which is very near the ancient city of Ephesus in Metropolis all buildings, structures encountered in a separate gauge, marble statues, carefully taken up and processed Aybek records, "the Hellenistic city of Metropolis see it as a little cute," he said.

As protector of Metropolis Ares coins found in excavations that are processed, the protective deity of the ancient city of Ephesus Artemis Aybek explaining that, "This is something we have not seen in Western Anatolia. This situation adds to the mystery Metropolis, "he said.

The Roman baths

For 4 months in this season of excavation work full they had in previous years, the Roman Baths and the palaestra (wrestling area) they continue work in the area Aybek records, this year's work said:

"This year excavations will contradict some of Metropolis to the structure of the cute little faced a monumental structure. 100 meters to 100 meters installed in the building, behind the Roman bath, and immediately in front of the sports field consisted of a square. Continued to work around the mosaics of this place. Approximately 40 feet long, 6 meters wide, with galleries of this mosaic structure is surrounded by a square. "

Metropolis in the last days of the study than they have identified about a bath Aybek, said:

"We checked the new bathhouse was built on the structure of the mosaics. It is not enough time were. This bath smaller than the other baths. The coming year will bring to light more of this area.

In addition, places are hot baths, baths, underfloor heating systems, baths used in the walls of the corrugated bricks, marble-covered living room, bath excavations baştanrı of Zeus, the goddess of luck and Tyhke statue depicting a gladiator oil lamps, terracotta figurines and glass rings, have found terracotta flask.

The bath after Christ 2. century, was built during the reign of Roman Emperor Pius Antininus have determined that. "

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Ankara Roman Bath was built by the Roman Emperor Caracalla

Ankara Roman Bath was built by the Roman Emperor Caracalla

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Roman Bath in Ankara, Ulus Square and Yildirim Beyazit Square Çankırı Street stretching takes place, 3 century Roman emperor Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus in the name of Asclepius was the God of Health. Today, a mound of this platform is called the Roman Baths, the top Roman Period (Partially Byzantine and Seljuk layers) , it was found under the ruins of the Phrygian Age settlement.

Beneath the mound of stone ruins are very well protected, can be determined by the structure plan. According to this structure appeared to be a provincial city by the standards of the Imperial bath too.

Hammam 80 x 130 m. size, made of stone and brick. Çankırı Street entrance, with the remains of a portico with columns, surrounded by a wide area of ​​physical education and wrestling to the ground and entered the so-called Palaestra. This section of the columns on the right side of the road and round the four corners, there are many written column.

Phirigidarium just behind the playing field (cold) part, sitting at the edges of the steps to the left in the piscina (swimming pool) and apoditarium (changing location), to the right column made of round pieces of tuğludan is located in the cold. Ranked second in the tepidarium (warmth) is located at the parts of the round brick columns. Bathing rooms bulunmaktaymış on these columns. Caldarium (temperature) is part of the bathhouse is located at the rear, there are 12 units a boiler room.

Warm and hot parts of the other sections of Ankara, the larger reason for being connected to a very cold winter conditions. They wander freely around the hot air from the furnace of brick columns and above is supported by an underground heating system in this manner ısınırlardı rooms.

VII. The building, which was severely damaged by a fire in his century, during excavations uncovered coins, with nearly five hundred year period is used and understood that from time to time repaired.

Archeological excavations carried out between 1938-1943 by the Turkish Historical Society, baths, dressing and bathing in the bottom of the furnace parts and service roads have been excavated.

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