Stratonikeia
Mosaics protected by roof in ancient city
A roof has been constructed to protect the 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaics in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district while the work is underway to make a glass terrace.
- Read more about Mosaics protected by roof in ancient city
- Log in to post comments
Byzantine church found in Muğla's 'city of gladiators'
In the ancient city of Stratonikeia, located in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district, an early Byzantine-era church and a mosaic floor dating back to 1,500 years have been unearthed. The ancient city has been known as the city of gladiators. The city's restoration has recently been completed and it is also home to an Ottoman-era mosque.
Seljuk bath restored in 'city of gladiators'
A Seljuk-era bath dating back 700 years in the ancient city of Stratonikeia has been restored to its original state after surveying and conservation works.
- Read more about Seljuk bath restored in 'city of gladiators'
- Log in to post comments
Drawings revive Stratonikeia ancient city in western Turkey
Findings unearthed at the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the southwestern province of Muğla, as well as the structures to be restored there, are being revived through special drawings made by an excavation painter.
Hanım Ağa house in ancient Stratonikeia undergoes painstaking restoration
The Republican-era Hanım Ağa house in the 3,500-year-old ancient city of Stratonikeia, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, is being restored with a special mortar and filled using spoons.
Republican-era house in ancient city to serve tourism in west Turkey
A building completed during the Turkish republican era, located in the 2,300-year-old ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla and included on the UNESCO Tentative List, will be restored and used for touristic purposes.
Byzantine tombs unearthed in marble city
Some 65 Byzantine-era tombs have been unearthed in the most recent archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, known as the city of gladiators in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district.
- Read more about Byzantine tombs unearthed in marble city
- Log in to post comments
Holy Lagina becomes popular with tourists
The holy field of Lagina (Hekate), an ancient place of worship for pagans in the western province of Mu?la's Yata?an, has been visited by 70,000 people in six months.
Located nearly nine kilometers away from the Yata?an-Milas highway, the ancient site has been included in the tour program of an Antalya-based travel company and become popular particularly among foreign tourists.
- Read more about Holy Lagina becomes popular with tourists
- Log in to post comments
City of gladiators presents 3-D feast
The ancient city of Stratonikeia welcomes its visitors with its structures reimagined with 3-D technology. The head of the excavations speaks about the future and past work in the city Structures that have been unearthed in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, located in the western province of Mu?la's Yata?an district, will allow visitors to journey back in time with 3-D technology.
- Read more about City of gladiators presents 3-D feast
- Log in to post comments
Byzantine mosaics set to return to former glory
Byzantine-era mosaics unearthed in the ancient city of Stratonikeia will be open to visitors after the completion of restoration work, according to scholars in southwestern TurkeyMosaics dating back 1,600 years will soon provide another reason to visit the ancient city of Stratonikeia, one of the largest marble cities in antiquity.
- Read more about Byzantine mosaics set to return to former glory
- Log in to post comments