Antiocheia (Pisidia)

Antiocheia (Isparta)

The Pisidian city of Antiocheia is situated northeast of Yalvaç, in the Sultan Mountains, beside the Anthius River. On one of the main routes through the district between the Akşehir, Beyşehir and Eğirdir lakes, it was founded by the Seleucids about 262/261 BC. In 11 BC it became a Roman colony and occupation continued at the site into the third century AD. The site was investigated by W.M. Ramsay from 1880 to 1920 and from 1987 to 2001 was excavated by Mehmet Taşlıalan of Yalvaç Museum. In 2008 excavations were renewed by Mehmet Özhanlı of Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta.

The city covers an area of 100 x 80 m and is surrounded by a fortification wall, with gates on the north, west and southwest sides and two to the south. Among the structures revealed by previous excavations are a bath building and palaestra in the northwestern part of the city, a basilica against the western wall, a theatre and church in the centre and a large imperial temple. An aqueduct brought water to a nymphaeum on the northern edge of the city. In 2008 excavations took place in the theatre and the streets to the southwest of it. Restoration work at the theatre and the baths was also undertaken.

Bibliography

Mehmet Özhanlı, "Pisidia Antiokheiası kazıları 2008", ANMED 7 (2009)