Aphrodisias
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Gabriel Bodard, Rob Chavez, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Katelin McCullough, Gabriel Moss, talbert, R. Talbert, Brian Turner, Joe User
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History
Aphrodisias was a Greek city located in Caria. It is notable especially for the state of its archaeological preservation. The site was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in July 2017.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638753
37.7085024666, 28.7238151978
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Aphrodisias (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ἀφροδεισιάς (Aphrodeisias: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Ἀφροδισιάς (Aphrodisias: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 640)
- Aphrodisias (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Less than certain: Λελέγων πόλις (Lelegon polis: Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)
- Νινόη (Ninoe: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 330 BC)
- Σταυρόπολις (Stauropolis: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 640)
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- Aphrodisias/Ninoe (English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Aphrodisias connection Caria (province) (unspecified date range)
- City walls of Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Civil Basilica at Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Hadrianic Baths located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Martyrion at Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- North Agora located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Odeon at Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Sebasteion at Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- South Agora located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Stadium (Aphrodisias) located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Temple/Church located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Tetrapylon at Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
- Theater of Aphrodisias located at Aphrodisias (unspecified date range)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- Aphrodisias Excavations
- BAtlas 65 A2 Aphrodisias/Ninoe
- Berenfeld 2019
- CAT Aphrodisias
- De Staebler 2007
- Inscriptions of Aphrodisias Project
- New Pauly Aphrodisias [1] City in Caria (H. Kaletsch et al.)
- PECS (Perseus) APHRODISIAS Caria, Turkey
- RE Aphrodisias 2
- RE Ninoe
- Ratté 2012
- Ratté and Smith 2004
- Ratté and Smith 2008
- Ratté, Commito, and Dalgıç 2017
- Roueché 1999
- Smith 1998
- Smith and Ratté 1995
- Smith and Ratté 1996
- Smith and Ratté 1997
- Smith and Ratté 2000
- WHTL 5406: Archaeological Site of Aphrodisias
- Wikipedia (English) Aphrodisias
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 65 A2 Aphrodisias/Ninoe
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Geyre, Turkey (nearby)
C. Foss, S. Mitchell, Jeffrey Becker, Gabriel Bodard, Rob Chavez, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Katelin McCullough, Gabriel Moss, talbert, R. Talbert, Brian Turner, and Joe User, 'Aphrodisias: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638753> [accessed: 17 December 2025]
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